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Families of prisoners in Israel hold sit-in

By Petra - Apr 17,2014 - Last updated at Apr 17,2014

AMMAN — Members of the Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party and family members of Jordanian and Palestinian prisoners in Israel staged a sit-in on Thursday in front of the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation, demanding their release.

Participants presented a petition to Catherine Gendre, head of the ICRC delegation in Amman, demanding more efforts to identify the “real situation” of the prisons.

The number of Jordanian and Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails amounts to around 5,000, including around 230 teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18.

Also on Thursday, the Families of Jordanian Prisoners in Israel Society called for an end to “inhumane” Israeli practices against prisoners.

In a statement issued to commemorate the Palestinian Prisoner Day, observed annually on April 17, the society said around 205 prisoners in Israel have died due to ill-treatment, torture and negligence.

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