Deliberate medical ignorance against detainees of Jelboa prison
Detainees in the darkness of prison are subjected to intentional medical ignorance by the prison's service, where some of them have chronic and dangerous diseases without any medical supervision worsen their health conditions, in the light of violating international charters by prison's service, which stipulate on the necessity of providing detainees with the appropriate medical care.
The commission stated that there is a group of detainees that are under intentional medical ignorance, such as: Wadah Bizra from Nablus, who is sentenced to life imprisonment and fifty years and detained in Jelboa prison, where he suffers from abdominal pain and vomits anything he eats, and he needs urgent medical care.
Another detainee Emad Ikmail (55) years old from Jenin is suffering from respiratory obstruction and he needs an urgent operation. He also suffers from problems in the abdomen and Urinary tract. Ikmail threatens to go on a hunger stick in case he was not provided with medical treatment.
The commission of detainee’s stated that Israeli prison service holds full responsibly due to using the policy of medical ignorance against the Palestinian detainees, calling on international organizations, human rights organizations and the Red Cross to be obliged to its commitments towards the cause of detainees.