Prisoners Go On Hunger Strike

                                        UN Special Coordinator On Middle East Robert Serry

A senior United Nations official Robert Serry says he is deeply troubled by the reports about the critical condition of at least two Palestinians being held by Israel, who have been on hunger strike for over two months and urged the Government to preserve the health of the prisoners.

Robert Serry in a press statement, says the UN will continue to follow with concern the many issues related to the question of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and detention centres

The United Nations special Rappoteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk, says he is appalled by the ongoing human rights violations in israeli prisons amid a wave of hunger strikes by Palestinian prisoners.

According to news release by the UN human rights office, more than 1,000 palestanian prisoners began an open-ended hunger strike some weeks ago on 17 April-Palestanian Prisoners Day- to protest against unjust arrest procedures, arbitrary detention and bad prison conditions.

Richard Falk called on the international community to ensure that Israel complies with international human rights laws and norms in its treatment of palestanian prisoners.