Human rights body: death of any striking prisoner will exacerbate the situation

13 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2012 الساعة . 01:14 م   بتوقيت القدس

Head of the High Committee on Palestinian prisoners' affairs, Amin Shoman, held the Israeli occupation authorities responsible for the hunger striking prisoners' lives inside the jails.

Shoman warned in a statement to "Quds Press" on Wednesday of the Palestinian people's reaction and the negative results if any of the hunger striking prisoners dies in the occupation jails, adding that the death of any prisoner will lead to aggravating the situation inside and outside prison.

He also announced organizing public conference supporting the patient and hunger striking prisoners in Israeli jails in the city of Ramallah, in the central West Bank, on 22 December.

The head of the High Committee on Palestinian prisoners' affairs said that this conference aims to "develop mechanisms and concrete steps to support the hunger striking prisoners in Israeli jails at the mass popular level with the participation of all the factions of the Palestinian people."

He demanded the national factions to unite their efforts regarding the issue of prisoners in order to form real pressure on the occupation authorities and force them to release the patient and hunger striking prisoners.