UN rights chief concerned about health of Palestinian hunger strikers in Israel jails

May 25, 2017, at 01:40 pm

New York, May 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday expressed serious concern about the health of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons as their hunger strike entered its 38th day without resolution.

UN envoy urges defusing tensions over Palestinian hunger strike in Israeli jails

May 19, 2017, at 04:01 am

New York, May 18(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy on the Middle East peace process on Thursday called for an immediate resolution to the growing tensions over a hunger strike by Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails.

Ban concerned over Palestinian detainees on hunger strike

Jun 07, 2014, at 06:49 pm

New York, Jun 7 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Friday about reports regarding the deteriorating health of Palestinian administrative detainees who have been on hunger strike for over a month.

UN concerned over worsening health of Palestinian detainees

Jun 06, 2014, at 06:44 pm

New York, Jun 6 (IBNS): Gravely concerned about the reported worsening health of more than 75 Palestinian detainees on hunger strike now in hospital protesting Israel's continued use of administrative detention, members of a United Nations committee on Thursday urged Israel to end the practice and heed the "desperate plea" prisoners to be told what they are accused of so they can mount a defence.