Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-prisoners’ Committee, in cooperation with Jordanian human rights institutions, have started preparations for an international conference on prisoners, set to kick off in September in the Jordanian Capital, Amman.
Head of the Prisoners and Ex-prisoners’ Committee, Issa Qaraqe, said the conference falls in line with the legal battle initiated by the Palestinian leadership, nationwide and overseas, after Palestinian’s accession to the Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Experts in international law, former judges, and prominent political and parliamentary figures are expected to join the conference, Qaraqe added.
He said the Israeli government, most notoriously Netanyahu’s, have reneged, both legally and ethically, on their allotted responsibilities as regards Palestinian and Arab detainees locked-up at Israeli jails.
“The Israeli occupation has not only been violating international laws and provisions regarding the prisoners’ cause but has also devised racist and chauvinistic laws that have infringed prisoners’ rights and obstructed all peace initiatives in the region.”
Qaraqe spoke out against Israel’s persecution of Palestinian and Arab detainees, warning of an explosion to rock the region over the prisoners’ cause.
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