Women in Damoun prison are exposed to aggravated retaliatory penalties

 

 January 8, 2024 

 

 The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs emphasized that women detainees in Damoun prison, especially those who have been arrested from Gaza, are suffering from difficult detention conditions and exposed to aggravated penalties on a daily basis. 

 

 The Commission confirmed that the Israeli occupation forces have mounted a massive detention campaign afflicting women in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza, indicating that all of them have been subjected to tort and assault during arrest and investigation. 

 

 The commission stated that the IPS intended to isolate women detainees, committing the worst crimes against them, represented in: 

 - sudden inspection at any moment 

 - ⁠they suffer from the cold weather, due to lack of clothes and covers

 - ⁠poor quality and quantity food

 - ⁠overcrowding in cells and rooms due to the high number of detainees in the same place

 - ⁠IPS confiscated all electrical appliances such as radios and TVs, etc. 

 

 The commission demonstrated that the aforementioned practices represent a small part of their suffering, and called on the international community to denounce the Israeli practices against Palestinian detainees, in which they violated international norms and laws.