December 18, 2012 
The Electronic Intifada |Gaza City |17 December 2012
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Shireen Issawi (left) at a Ramallah protest in support of her brother Samer
Samer Issawi has just turned 33. He spent his birthday on hunger strike.
On Sunday I phoned his sister Shireen. “Save Samer, he is dying,” was the first thing she said. Samer had gone without food for 138 days.
“The last news we got was on 14 December when the Israeli occupation court refused to release Samer on bail. I have received news from different sources indicating that my brother has recently started suffering from severe pain in all of his body especially in his muscles, abdomen and kidneys.
“He has an acute vitamin B-12 deficiency. His body has begun to eat his muscles and nerves. It seems he has lost the control of his limbs as a result of malfunction of the nerves. His vision is frail as a result of fainting four to five times a day and his body is covered with bruises. He is vomiting blood, his heart is weakening and he can barely breathe.”
I asked Shireen: “When have you seen your brother?”
A journal published by Adalah, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel and Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights | June 26, 2012
“On Torture” is an edited volume of essays by Palestinian, Israeli and international legal and medical experts and practitioners based on presentations that they gave during a workshop held in Jerusalem in April 2011 entitled, “Securing Accountability for Torture and Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment (CIDT) in Israel: New Trends and Comparative Lessons”.
The essayists explore the history of torture in Israel, the daily challenges that practitioners face in seeking accountability for torture and CIDT in Israel, and the changing face of torture.
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Palestine’s Prisoners – Pictures |
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Palestinian Prisoners Special Topic |
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Palestinian Prisoners –Category |
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The History of Israeli Torture – Topic |
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Child Arrests – Topic |
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Hana’ Yayha Ash-Shalabi – Action Alert |
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Palestinian Hunger Strikers: A History |
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Palestinian Hungerstrikers –List of all names |
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Hunger Strikers, Risks for Health & Life
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