In May 2012, over 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees went on hunger strike to challenge the conditions they face in the Israeli prison system. Not least, they called for an end to the practice of administrative detention, where Palestinians are held without charge or trial for months or even years. Despite drawing worldwide attention to the issue, administrative detention continues today.
The infographic “A Guide to Administrative Detention” takes the perspective of an administrative detainee as they face daily stresses, uncertainties and indignities. This experience ranges from simply not knowing what they are accused of, to realising that lawyers and humanitarian agencies can do little to help them.
This graphic is being released as part of Visualizing Palestine’s 2013 crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.
i recommend opening the visualize palestine’s indiegogo link and reading about their infographic plans for the future.
Thanks to Annie, MW and Visualizing Palestine.
Meanwhile: Duplicity 101
Micky Rosenfeld is hilarious. Not planned? They took an Israeli flag into the compound because they were going to …. ???
The Highest Conviction Rates in the World
In 2010, the conviction rate for Palestinian suspects in Israeli military courts was an unprecedented 99.74%
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/nearly-100-of-all-military-court-cases-in-west-bank-end-in-conviction-haaretz-learns-1.398369
But the conviction rate for Palestinian CHILDREN in Israeli military courts was even higher at 99.88% (2005-2010)
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-convicts-most-stone-throwing-palestinian-children-right-group-says-1.373807
However, the effective imprisonment rate for Palestinians is greater than 100% because when Israel cannot produce “evidence” to convict, it simply imprisons Palestinians WITHOUT charge or trial.
To add injustice to injustice, 98.77% of requests for administrative detention were approved in 2010 (see first link above).