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Medical providers don't care. They're part of the problem, not the solution. They do more harm than good. They're complicit with prison authorities. They're involved in torture, other physical and emotional abuse.
On April 11, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-I) exposed numerous Israeli Prison Service (IPS) human rights and medical ethics violations. Medical providers are involved.
PHR-I receives dozens of medical neglect complaints annually. Its report focused on Palestinian hunger strikers. PHR-I witnessed numerous human rights violations firsthand.
They include "violations of the right to health of hunger-striking prisoners and detainees, and violations of medical ethics and of professional health standards.""Measures which amounted to medical, ethical and human rights violations endangered the lives of hunger striking prisoners almost to the point of death, and prevented prisoners' access to independent medical advice and consultation."
"The failure of various institutions to appropriately address violations gives authorities a green light to continue crushing the rights of one of the most vulnerable populations."
Israeli prison medical professionals operate by political and security rules. Doing so spurns their responsibility to provide proper treatment. Palestinian prisoners suffer needlessly.
IPS authorities won't let independent physicians monitor and examine hunger strikers. Other prisoners face similar ill-treatment.
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