Families of Jordanians jailed in Israel launch hunger strike in Amman
Reageer (0)25-9-2010
AMMAN, - Families of Jordanian prisoners in Israel launched a hunger strike in Amman Saturday, parallel with the hunger strike by Jordanian prisoners in Israel , protesting " harsh and cruel treatment" the prisoners received in Israeli jails.
Dozens of families and relatives of Jordanians jailed in Israel took part in a sit-in Saturday, where they announced the start of the hunger strike. The participants also burnt the Israeli flag during the sit-in.
Jordan's National Committee for Prisoners and Missing Persons in Israel said there are currently 28 Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails.
"The prisoners and their families started the hunger strike as a result of the cruel treatment. Recently visits to those prisoners were banned, the prisoners are isolated and put in solitary confinement. They are also searched naked and many are not provided with the medicine the need," the committee said in a statement, of which by Xinhua obtained a copy.
The committee condemned Israel's ill-treatment to the prisoners, saying that it would called on international human rights organizations to place pressure on Israel to treat the prisoners according to the related international conventions.
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