DayofPal– The Palestinian Prisoners Commission revealed Wednesday that Female Palestinian detainees held at the Israeli Damon Prison are facing increasingly brutal treatment and harsh conditions.
The Commission said in a statement that Damon prison administration is continuing to deprive female detainees of winter clothing and blankets amid increasingly wintry weather conditions.
According to the commission’s lawyer who managed to visit the detainees, the female incarcerated in Damone are only permitted one winter coat, and only very basic hygiene and personal care supplies.
He added that prison jailers regularly enter cells without respect for the detainees’ privacy, using tear gas in some instances. Some detainees also reported that the prison’s deputy director had physically assaulted them.
Moreover, the commission found that women were deterred from seeking medical treatment at the prison clinic, as they often face interrogation during their visits.
Plastic barriers has been placed over the doors of the women’s cells to prevent them from communicating with each other as part of punitive and suppressive measures against the prisoners.
Palestinian Prisoners’ Society stated that over 435 Palestinian women have been arrested by Israeli occupation forces in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem since October 7, 2023.
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