Red Cross spokesman on visits to Palestinians in Israeli prisons: We report “if something contradicts international humanitarian law”
Red Cross Spokesman in the West Bank and Jerusalem Yahya Maswadeh: "I want to emphasize that the visits of the International Committee [of the Red Cross] representatives to the prisons still continue [during the Coronavirus pandemic]" …
Official PA TV newsreader: "You mentioned that… the provision of the necessary services are a right for everyone who is behind bars and for the prisoners. In the occupation’s prisons [they] neglect providing all these services to the Palestinian prisoners. What is the Red Cross’ role in exerting the necessary pressures on the occupation authorities and the Israeli Prison Service to provide all that the prisoners need" ?…
Yahya Maswadeh: "We are conducting activities and regular visits. Almost every week we have visits to monitor the situation inside the prisons. If we notice anything, the picture is conveyed in full and forcefully to the detaining authorities in order to change these matters. - That is if we find something that contradicts or goes against international humanitarian law inside these prisons."