Dr. Abu Safiya has not been charged with a crime or appeared before a judge in 17 months of detention. He is one of the most prominent detainees of Israel, but shares the fate of thousands of imprisoned Palestinians.
Human rights organizations have compiled extensive documentation and testimonies revealing widespread abuses inside Israeli prisons and military camps, including torture, starvation, denial of medical care, and various forms of physical and sexual assault.
51 percent of the 351 Palestinian child detainees are in administrative detention, without charge or trial, at record highs