RAMALLAH, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Asra Media Office (AMO) revealed that Palestinian women prisoners in the Israeli Damon Prison were subjected to a violent raid carried out by Yamaz forces at dawn Tuesday, after repression units stormed the sections and forced all women prisoners out of their rooms into the prison yard amid harsh and degrading treatment.
In a statement on Wednesday, the AMO said the raid included restraining the women prisoners, blindfolding them, forcing them to lie face down on the ground and keeping them in that position for nearly an hour, in a blatant violation of their dignity and basic rights.
According to the statement, Yamaz forces also removed all clothing, underwear, shampoo, shoes, medication and personal belongings from the rooms and threw them in the trash, leaving only one roll of tissues in each room. The office described the measure as arbitrary and humiliating, saying it worsened the already harsh living conditions endured by the prisoners.
The raid was also accompanied by the isolation of several women prisoners in two rooms, while one prisoner was transferred to solitary confinement despite suffering from health problems. This came as scabies continues to spread among most of the women prisoners and their health conditions deteriorate in the absence of necessary medical care.
The Asra Media Office said the ongoing campaign by the Israeli prison administration against Palestinian women prisoners in Damon Prison, through repeated raids and brutal assaults, exposes the level of sadism and abuse they face in clear violation of their rights and human dignity.
It called on human rights institutions, international organizations and relevant authorities to assume their responsibilities toward the women prisoners, act urgently to stop the raids and abuse, ensure the provision of health care and basic humanitarian needs, and hold those responsible for these violations accountable.
