The Palestinian National Council (parliament) called on the High Contracting Parties to the Third Geneva Convention to take the necessary measures, impose sanctions on the Israeli Minister of Public Security and bring him to trial after his refusal to provide vaccinations against the Coronavirus for Palestinian prisoners and detainees in the Israeli prisons.
In a letter sent by its Speaker, Salim al-Zanoun, to the heads of Arab, Islamic, Asian, European, African and Latin parliamentary unions and assemblies, and to the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the council said: The decision of the Israeli Minister Amir Ohana two weeks ago not to provide the "corona" vaccine to prisoners is contrary to Articles 13 and 15 of the Geneva Convention.
The third article requires that the occupying state provide full medical care to the prisoners, and prohibits it from committing any act or negligence that endangers their lives, as happened with 226 Palestinian prisoners who were martyred inside the prisons of the occupation.
Al-Zanoun called for activating Articles 129 and 130 of the Third Geneva Convention by calling on the High Contracting Parties to take the necessary measures to impose effective penalties on anyone who commits or orders the commission of any of the violations of this agreement, just as the occupying power "Israel" does against the Palestinian prisoners in its prisons.
In its messages, the Council considered that the Israeli measure against the prisoners - who are protected persons - is a flagrant violation of their rights, and the occupation authorities evade their duties to provide them with the necessary health care.
He pointed to the escalation of the number of prisoners infected with the Coronavirus, which reached 199 to date, and the number is likely to increase with the continued low level of protection and prevention measures in general, overcrowding in prisons, and poor medical services provided to those infected with the virus in particular.
And he demanded to ensure that prisoners and detainees are given the vaccine without conditions or exceptions.
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