Over 1000 prisoners with serious illnesses – Suffering medical neglect by Israel as well

March 31, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

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OSLO, (PIC)– More than one thousand Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails are suffering from serious illnesses such as heart, cancer, and kidney failure, a human rights report said on Saturday.

The European network for the defense of Palestinian prisoners UFree has condemned in its report the inhuman treatment those sick prisoners are subjected to in occupation jails.

It charged that such treatment and medical neglect came in violation of international doctrines and displayed an intention to let those prisoners’ health condition worsen to the extent of developing chronic illnesses or permanent disabilities.

UFree said that dozens of Palestinian prisoners are permanently kept at the Ramle prisoner hospital including some who are suffering from paralysis. It added that the Israeli prison service refuses to allow specialized doctors to diagnose their case or even let their relatives hire doctors to do so.

The report said that Ramle prison hospital lacks the simplest treatment methods and doctors there only give sedatives to patients in need of urgent surgeries.

Articles 55 and 56 of the Fourth Geneva Convention clearly establish that Israel, as the occupying power, not only has a duty to ensure medical supplies reach hospitals in the OPT, but to ensure and maintain the services of the hospitals too. As High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions, other states not only have a moral duty but also a legal obligation to ensure Israel abides by its commitments to the protected population of the OPT.

UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, As a States Party to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Israel is obliged under Article 24 of the treaty to recognise the right of every child under its effective jurisdiction “to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health. States Parties shall strive to ensure that no child is deprived of his or her right of access to such health care services”.

June 14, 2012 | WHO: Gaza closure compromises right to health | Maan
May 29, 2012 | Fuel Crisis Impacts Water and Sanitation & Health Services in Gaza | Source
May 20, 2012 | “Long and Healthy Lives” of Babies in Danger as Vaccins are Depleted | Alert
May 18, 2012 | Lives of more than 400 kidney patients at risk in Gaza | Source

More Resources or related information:

Over 173 Children died due 2 obstructed healthcare: Report Al-Mezan
Download the Full Report of Al-Mezan (PDF)
Palestinian deaths following infringement of right to medical treatment – B’ Tselem – Report
35 babies died at Israeli checkpoints – Report
Israel Kills Dialysis in Gaza – 450 Patients Lives Are In Danger – Report
Dialysis in Paralysis | Electronic Intifada – Report
Factsheet on Gazan Children’s Access to Medical Care – Al Mezan | 173 children died – Report
UK Diplomat wife dies after forced to renew Jerusalem permit – Report
2 Children & Lives of Dozens of Others Endangered Israel’s Infringement of Medical Care – Report
Infant close 2 death as Israel denies medication – Report
Starve Them – Shoot Them – Then Give Them Cancer – Report
PUT PALESTINIANS ON A DIET – Media Bury documents revealing israel’s deliberate policy of near starvation for Gaza – Report
Israel to Supreme Court to prevent exposure of document containing minimal calorie requirements for Gaza – May1, 2011 – Report
Israel Restricts the Access of Gaza Patients to Urgent Medical Treatment if their Condition is Not Life-Threatening | In violation of Medical Ethics and International Law | Al Mezan | June 30, 2010 – Report
Children and Armed Conflict: Developments in the OPT | UN | April 13, 2010 – Report
Water apartheid leaves Palestinian children ill | Report

Medical care by asked/forced collaboration

Palestinians hoping to leave Gaza Strip asked to collaborate with Israel – PHR Isael – Dec 28, 2011 – Report

Torture, Healthcare or neglect of healthcare in Prisons

UFree: Israeli doctors conceal torture incidents in Israeli jails | UFree Report
Doctoring the Evidence Abandoning the Victim – Complicity of Israeli physicians in torture – PHR – Report

Video

Gaza Siege devastates Health care – Jan 2, 2011 – video
Avoidable Death of Pregnant women & their Unborn at Israeli Checkpoints – video
If you have no idea about avoidable mortality by Israel’s deliberate policies: Meet BABY FIRAS – video

SHOCKING REPORT ABOUT EFFECTS FOR HEALTH BY POLICIES & DISCRIMINATION OF MEDICAL CARE & ACCESS TO CARE:

Arab-Palestinian Citizens of Israel: Discrimination in Access to Health; Lower Health – PHR – Report

While in the horrible holocaust, 1 in 6, so 1 million people died of the Nazi but exactly similar deliberate deprivation, Israel is doing exactly the same to Palestinians. Research (see link below) showed the annual deathrate by violent & passive aggression is about 5000 deaths a year. Called Avoidable mortality or Excess Death.

The Palestinian Genocide – The fact which are being silenced | Research

Avoidable Mortality – Research by Dr. Gideon Polya
For all related news about health / related issues in Palestine – Category Health

All massacred Palestinians |2011/2012
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How many more dead corpses of Palestinians and their children does the international community need to see in order to act?
How many more cruelties and violations of Human Rights, Regulations and International Law will be needed?
How long so the world intervenes in this ongoing warcrime and it will be stopped once and for all?

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