GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) reported on Sunday that the administration of Damon Prison carried out four assaults against female prisoners during the first half of this month.
In a press release, the group explained that the prison authorities assaulted the women by shackling them, forcibly removing them from their cells in a humiliating and degrading manner, forcing them to lower their heads, and taking them to the prison yard where they were further mistreated. In two of these assaults, tear gas and police dogs were used.
The PPS indicated that the assaults occurred between August 4 and August 14. It stressed that these attacks are not new but rather represent a consistent and systematic policy practiced by the prison system against all male and female detainees, which intensified significantly since the start of the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.
It added that the conditions in which the female prisoners are held are tragic and harsh. Despite their efforts to confront these policies through collective resilience, they are deprived of even the most basic rights.
The statement also highlighted that the women suffer from hunger due to the small quantity and poor quality of food provided, some of which is spoiled and inedible. They also face insect infestations and skin conditions due to high temperatures and humidity, compounded by the lack of ventilation. There is also a severe shortage of essential feminine hygiene supplies.
