Human Rights

NOVANEWS please contact the israeli consulate in your city or country and demand that hana shalabi's medical needs are met and that she and other prisoners in administrative detention are given a fair trial. list of consulates: http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Sherut/IsraeliAbroad/Continents Addameer, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-Israel) and Al-Haq express their grave concern for the health of Hana Shalabi, who is at immediate risk of death on her 34th day of hunger strike. As of today, the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) is refusing to transfer Ms. Shalabi to the hospital, despite yesterday’s urgent reports by her doctor that she should be transferred immediately. Addameer, PHR-Israel and Al-Haq are certain that the quality and facilitation of medical care administered by the IPS is no...

NOVANEWS Palestinian children 'need safety, security, protection and a promise for a better future.' By Ramzy Baroud   I was ecstatic as I read an email sent by a manager at a Canadian toy company. The company donates a large number of toys each year to inner city kids throughout North America, using various NGOs. A few years ago, they decided to ship several thousand toys to Palestinian children. They asked for my help. The feeling of joy that I felt that day was unparalleled. Rarely do I experience in my job as a writer, whose main focus is war and conflict, this overpowering sense of elation. I had to tell someone that 11,000 toys would be shipped to Palestinian refugee camps before the Muslim holiday. This will certainly be a memorable Eid for so many child...

NOVANEWS We, the Palestinian Council of Human Rights Organisations (PCHRO), would like to mark International Women’s Day by expressing our solidarity with administrative detainee Hana Shalabi. Hana is today beginning her 22nd successive day of hunger strike in protest at her internment without charge or trial and her ongoing ill-treatment at the hands of the Israeli authorities. Hana, 29 years old, previously spent more than two years in administrative detention before she was released in October 2011 as part of the prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas. Less than four months later she was arrested once more by Israeli authorities at her home near Jenin, when she was beaten with the butt of a rifle by an Israeli soldier. Following her arrest, she was beaten, blindfolded and ...

NOVANEWS Nazi Camp Hana Al-Shalabi’s health is rapidly deteriorating as she begins her 30th day (16thMarch) of hunger strike to protest against her administrative detention by Israel. Israel’s policy of administrative detention allows the military to detain Palestinians indefinitely, without charging them or making them stand trial. Hana is among 309 Palestinians currently detained under this policy. A doctor from Physicians for Human Rights - Israel visited Hana on 8 and 12 March 2012. The doctor reported that she is growing weaker by the day and suffering advanced muscle atrophy, which occurs after the body has used up the fat reserves at its disposal as an alternative source of energy. She is also suffering from spells of severe dizziness and muscle pain as well as periodic loss of...

NOVANEWS by Stephen Lendman   On March 8, women worldwide commemorate International Women’s Day. It celebrates over a century of economic, political, and social achievements. This year for Palestinians, Hana Shalabi’s hunger strike for justice is highlighted. After three weeks, it’s taken a toll. Nonetheless, she’s determined to resist Israel’s lawless arrest, detention, torture, and degrading treatment. Since arrested on February 16, she’s only ingested water. However, for the past five days, extreme nausea prevents her from drinking more than 1.5 liters daily. Steadily her health deteriorates. She’s experiencing chest pain and dizziness. Her lawyer said she can barely speak. She’s also tired and can’t move much. She refuses Israeli Prison Prison Service (IPS) medical care. Sh...

NOVANEWS http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/201236135637391546.html#.T1jV74ZE1DM.facebook Protesters hold pictures of Palestinian prisoner Hana al-Shalabi, on hunger strike for three weeks [EPA] Ramallah, West Bank - It began with Khader Adnan's sudden and bold declaration: "My dignity is more important than my life." And with that he refused food for the next 66 days. With each day he persisted, more and more people around the world were riveted to this man's brave confrontation of Israel's draconian policy of administrative detention. But perhaps more significantly, Palestinians from all political parties - as well as no political party - united and rallied together in support of this man and against Israel's unfair treatment of Palestinian prisoners. Now, Hana al-Sha...