Ég er félagi í Amnesty International

Stærsti hluti starfseminnar gengur út á að senda bréf til ýmissa þjóðarleiðtoga og annara villimanna sem eru að brjóta mannréttindi á fólki.

Fyrir þá sem eru mikið á móti Ariel Sharon, þá var ég að fá póst frá Amnesty um hvernig á að senda bréf til Sharon og félaga í ísrael og þær upplýsingar eru hérna fyrir neðan.

Muniði bara að vera kurteis við hann Ariel Sharon og hina ísraelana sem eru í <i>varnar</i>málaráðuneytinu…

Það er tekið fram að það eigi að senda bréf fyrir 17. Maí, en ég fékk þetta í hendurnar 9. Apríl þannig að það hlýtur að vera í lagi. :)

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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 15/034/2002

UA 103/02 Fear For Safety/Torture/Ill-treatment 5 April 2002

ISRAEL/ Over 1000 Palestinians detained in military camps
OCCUPIED and other centres
TERRITORIES


Amnesty International is concerned for the safety of more than one thousand
Palestinians detained by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), during the past week
in refugee camps and towns in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Some
Palestinians have been reportedly tortured by being beaten or held for
prolonged periods in painful positions. All detainees are reportedly being
held in conditions which amount to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
A Military Order has just been issued denying access of detainees to lawyers.

Detainees are being held at a number of IDF military camps and settlements,
but the IDF will not reveal the names of those they have arrested and where
they are located. In violation of international human rights treaties, such
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the
Convention against Torture or Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment, to which Israel is a State party, detainees have been held
in conditions which constitute cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment. Those arrested and released have also reported being threatened
and beaten by members of the IDF who detained them. They have been
handcuffed for extended periods of time, and sometimes denied food, water
and permission to use the toilet. Despite the cold nights, many detainees
and sleeping on cold slabs and most spent the first night without being
provided with a blanket.

Under international standards, any person who is arrested, detained or
imprisoned has the right to inform, or have the authorities notify, their
family or friends. The information must include the fact of their arrest or
detention and the place where they are being kept in custody. The families
of the detainees, have not received such information and do not know
whether their relatives are dead or alive, following unconfirmed reports
that some Palestinians taken by the IDF were extrajudicially executed.

BACKGROUND:

Since 29 March, the IDF reoccupied the town of Ramallah and other towns,
including Qalqiliya, Tulkarem and Jenin. Tanks and snipers have been used
in clashes between the IDF and Palestinian armed groups. Civilians have
been unlawfully killed and there have been reports of extrajudicial
executions. The destruction of communications systems, curfews on residents
and the closure of centres to journalists and other external observers, has
meant that the truth or falsity of such reports cannot be investigated.

Ambulances have been shot at and medical workers and journalists targeted.
Many residents fear leaving their homes at any time, even when curfews are
not in force as shots have also been fired at people in the street. The IDF
has occupied houses, forcing the occupants to stay for days in one or two
rooms. The IDF have wantonly damaged houses, cars and buildings, including
apartments they have occupied and there have been reports of looting. The
offices of human rights organizations have been forcibly entered by the
IDF, who have ransacked filing cabinets and smashed computers.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible,
in English or your own language, calling on the Israeli authorities:
- to release the names and locations of people who are detained and to
permit them to contact their families;
- to ensure that detainees are treated strictly in accordance with
international standards on the treatment of people in detention, treated
humanely and given immediate access to family and lawyers;
- calling for all detainees to be charged with recognizably criminal
offence or immediately released;
- to investigate reports of torture or other ill-treatment and ensure
appropriate disciplinary or legal action is taken against any official who
has violated detainees' rights.

APPEALS TO:
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Office of the Prime Minister
3 Kaplan Street, PO Box 187
Kiryat Ben-Gurion
Jerusalem 91919, Israel
Telegrams: Prime Minister, Jerusalem, Israel
Fax: + 972 2 651 2631
Salutation: Dear Prime Minister

Lieutenant-General Shaul Mufaz
Chief of General Staff
c/o Ministry of Defence
7 ‘A’ Street, Hakirya
Tel Aviv, Israel
Telegrams: Chief of General Staff, Jerusalem, Israel
Fax: + 972 3 691 6940
Salutation: Dear Lieutenant-General

Benjamin Ben-Eliezer
Minister of Defence
Ministry of Defence
Kaplan Street, Hakirya
Tel Aviv 67659, Israel
Telegrams: Minister of Defence, Jerusalem, Israel
Fax: + 972 3 691 6940
Salutation: Dear Minister

COPIES TO: Diplomatic representatives of Israel/Occupied Territories
accredited to your country.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY. Check with the International Secretariat,
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