Tag: International Committee of the Red Cross

  • Palestinians demand justice: 52 days and Khader Adnan is dying to live

    Palestinians demand justice: 52 days and Khader Adnan is dying to live

    by Aaron 7 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Monday and Tuesday Palestinians rallied for Khader Adnan and all political prisoners before regional offices of the Red Cross, demanding that the organization takes a solid stand for the rights of more than 5000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees held in Israeli prisons. TAKE…

  • Internationals in Gaza join hunger strike for Palestinian prisoner rights

    11 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza For Immediate Release: Three foreign nationals residing in Gaza have entered their fifth day of an open-ended hunger strike and protest encampment in front of the ICRC. The internationals are available for interview. Vera Macht, Germany, stated: “The situation of Palestinian prisoners is truly heartbreaking. Parents are…

  • Piecing the injured back together

    Eva Bartlett | Inter Press Service 10 August 2009 Following consultation with him and with the specialist in prosthetics and orthotics rehabilitation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), many will begin the long road to treatment. “It was the second day of the war,” says Omar Al-Ghrub (24), referring to the three…