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U.N. voices concern over hunger-striking Palestinians in Israeli jails
STEVE WEIZMAN - Friday, August 27, 2004 11:06 PDT
JERUSALEM -- United Nations Mideast peace envoy Terje Roed-Larsen Friday urged Israeli prison authorities to ensure the well-being of Palestinian prisoners on their 13th day of a hunger strike. A U.N. statement said Roed-Larsen also called on both the Israelis and the prisoners to renew efforts to end their dispute, over prison conditions and visiting rights. | "And here's a nice set of Richard Simmons' Deal-a-Meal cards to get you started." |
Among the approximately 2,600 strikers' demands are transfer to prisons along the borders between Israel and the West Bank and Gaza Strip or in Israeli-held parts of the Palestinian areas, which would facilitate family visits. Larsen reminded Israel of its obligations under a U.N. convention and "relevant international human rights instruments which provide for the protection of detainees and prisoners." A U.N. press release said Larsen urged Israeli authorities to "comply with its international obligations and to make every effort to find, with the prisoners, an appropriate resolution to the hunger strike."
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Oh dear. Oh my. The Paleos! They must live! Screw the Sudanese - these are the UN Poster Children! |