Document - Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Palestinian hunger striker’s life at risk: Khader Adnan | Amnesty International

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Document - Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Palestinian hunger striker’s life at risk: Khader Adnan | Amnesty International

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palestinian HUNGER STRIKER’S lIFE AT risk

Khader Adnan has been on hunger strike since 18 December 2011 in protest against his a dministrative detention , a procedure which the Israeli authorities use to detain individual s indefinitely without charge or trial .

Israeli soldiers arrested Khader Adnan from his house in Arrabe village in the occupied West Bank on 17 December 2011 and transferred him to Kishon detention centre in Israel for interrogation. He reported being beaten and ill-treated during his arrest and interrogation. According to his lawyers, Khader Adnan announced a hunger strike after the first day of interrogation in protest against his ill-treatment and the conditions of his detention. He was moved to Ramleh prison hospital on 30 December 2011 after his health deteriorated as a result of his hunger strike. He has lost a significant amount of weight, as he is only accepting water. The organization Physicians for Human Rights has warned that his life is at risk.

On 10 January Khader Adnan was taken to a military court in Ofer and given a four-month administrative detention order signed by the military commander in advance. He decided to continue his hunger strike in protest against his administrative detention. A military judge reviewed the administrative order on 1 February and will inform lawyers with her decision in the coming days. She is expected to either confirm the administrative detention order or reduce the number of months for which Khader Adnann will be held. .