The lawyer, who recently visited Ofer Prison, southwest of Ramallah, reported seven suicide attempts by detainees due to the dire conditions, brutal treatment by guards, and the use of hunger and medical neglect as forms of collective punishment. The detainees are subjected to beatings during arrest and in prison, especially if they are late for roll ...

“The Israel Prison Service (IPS) has turned the pandemic into a tool of repression by imposing extraordinary measures and depriving the prisoners of their rights under the pretext of the spread of the pandemic,” said PPS in a press statement.