The Honenu organization sent an urgent letter to the Israel Prison Service on Tuesday, demanding that Tal Yanon Dardik, an administrative detainee on a hunger strike, be evacuated to a hospital after his body temperature dropped to a dangerously low level this morning, according to the organization.
The Honenu organization said in its letter that Dardik's low body temperature, measured Tuesday morning at the detention facility clinic, indicates a life-threatening medical condition and that the Prison Service must evacuate him immediately. Dardik has been on an extended hunger strike since early July. As The Zioneer previously reported, he announced the strike on July 7 and fainted in his cell on July 16. The Prison Service has not yet publicly responded to the letter. The case highlights ongoing concerns about the use of administrative detention without trial and the medical care provided to detainees in Israeli custody.
2 developments
- DevelopingAdministrative Detainee Tal Yanon Dardik Announces Hunger Strike
- DevelopingAdministrative detainee on hunger strike faints in cell
- DevelopingFollowing arrest of Tal Yanon Dradik, neighbors of Maj. Gen. Blot receive administrative arrest warrants
- DevelopingDozens gather at Jerusalem's Russian Compound to support hunger-striking administrative detainee Tal Yanon Dardik
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