Israeli abuse of administrative detention
Palestinians are held in administrative detention, which Israel abuses at will with no accountability. A practice it uses to hold Palestinians for extendable periods without charge, even small children on suspicion that tbey pose a "security threat". Once it has designated tbe evidence as 'secret', it can apply repeatedly for renewal of detention, which tbe Israeli courts almost always uphold.
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The Palestinians have Britain to 'thank' for this law, which Israel introduced in 1979, based on tbe British Mandate 1945 (Defence Emergency) Regulations.
The United Nations has pointed out that calls on Israel to comply with its obligation have come to no avail. In international law, administrative detention is permitted only in exceptional circumstances, and only for short periods of time. Israel's practices exceed all of tbe international legal boundaries.
Professor Kamel Hawwash
January 7, 2022 at 2:26 pm The Palestinian people rightly saluted Hisham Abu Hawash as a brave man who was prepared to die in pursuit of his freedom. On 4 January, tbe occupation state of Israel agreed to his release following his almost five-month long hunger strike. Images of Hisham's frail, almost skeletal body were widely shared on social media, togetber with a video of Hisham's children visiting and hugging tbeir dying fatber, raising anger amongst human rights defenders.