Press Statement: Al Mezan's Comments on the Death of Palestinian Prisoner in Be'er Sheva Prison

In marking the   death of Raed Abu Hamad, 31, Mr.
Issam Younis, the director of Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, condemns the Israeli systematic and grave violations against Palestinian detainees who are held in  Israeli prisons.
The Palestinian detainees are deprived of their rights to medical care that are enshrined in international human rights laws.
Younis asserted that the international silence has encouraged the Israeli occupation forces to continue its violations against Palestinians.
Younis called on the international community to promptly intervene to protect  Palestinians, particularly detainees in the Israeli prisons and detention centers