A Guide To Administrative Detention

A GUIDE TO ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION WHAT DID I DO? CANIGET ALAWYER? WHY AMI HERE? TOP SECRET SORRY, I CAN'T HELP! Israel has the power to bar access to a lawyer for up to 90 days. Even with access, the lawyer will still not be allowed to see secret evidence. Most detainees are held on the basis of 'secret evidence', meaning that they have no way to know what they're accused of.2 As of February 2013, Israel was holding 169 Palestinians under Administrative Detention laws. Detainees are held without charge or trial., CANISEE MY FAMILY? HOW LONG AMIHERE FOR? Administrative Detention orders last for a In theory family visits are allowed twice a month, but if the detainee is held inside Israel special permits are required, which may be denied without reason.s maximum of 6 months, but can be renewed indefinitel.4 I'MAMEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, WHAT ABOUT DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY? WHAT IF I'M PREGNANT? CAN THE RED CROSS HELP ME? The Red Cross can visit, but will generally not publicly release information about your conditions. 6 I'MIN SOLITARY. MY HEALTH IS SUFFERING. As of 1 March 2013, Israel was holding 8 elected Palestinian Legislative Council members under Administrative Detention., The duration of a Palestinian detainee's solitary confinement is approved by Israeli doctors. Physicians for Human Rights-Israel condemns this as complicity in human rights abuses., Detainees are entitled to medical treatment, but the Israeli prison system can place detainees far from H UNGER hospitals, forcing some women STRIKE to give birth inside prisons.s BUT THEY RENEWED MY DETENTION FOR ANOTHER 6 MONTHS WHAT CAN IDO? I WAS DUE FOR RELEASE THIS WEEK... On 17 April, 2012, over 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners went on hunger strike. The practice of administrative detention continues today, although there are fewer detainees at present. SOURCES BT selem, 2010, Statistics on Palestinians in the custody of the Israeli security forces (accessed on 18 April 2013) http://www.btselem.org/statistics/detainees_and_prisoners 2 BT selem, 2013. Administrative Detention in the Occupied Territories (accessedon 18 April 2013) http://www.btselem.org/administrative_detention/occupied_territories 3 Amnesty, 2008. Submission to the UN Human Rights Council (accessed on 18 April 2013) http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE15/029/2008/en BT selem, 2011.Human Rights inthe Occupied Territories Annual Report.p.20 Addameer. Family Visits (acces sed on 18 April 2013) http://www.addameer.org/etemplate php?id=297 6 ICRC, 2010. Respect for the Life and Dignity of Detainees (accessed on 18 April 2013) http://www.icrc.org/eng/what -we-do/visiting-detainees/overview-visiting-detainees htm 7 Adalah, 2011.Solitary Confinement of Prisoners and Detaineesin Israeli Prisons *Addameer, 2010.Palestinian Women Political Prisoners.p.8 * Addameer, 2013. Monthly Detention Report (accessedon 18 April 2013) http://www.addameer.org/etemplate php?id=586 VISUALIZINGPALESTINE O avisualizingpal O fo.com/visualizingpalestine www.VISUALIZINGPALESTINE.ORG. OCTOBER 2013 SHARE AND DISTRIBUTE FREELY. CREATIVE COMMONS BY-NC-ND 3.0LICENSE.