{"id":193591,"date":"2014-06-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=193591"},"modified":"2019-03-12T16:38:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:38:35","slug":"auto-insert-193591","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-193591\/","title":{"rendered":"SecGen believes Palestinian detainees should be charged or released without delay &#8211; SG&#8217;s Spokesperson&#8217;s noon briefing (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING<br \/>\nBY FARHAN HAQ, DEPUTY SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>FRIDAY, 6 JUNE 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#160;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>SECRETARY-GENERAL: PALESTINIAN DETAINEES SHOULD BE CHARGED OR RELEASED WITHOUT DELAY<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-left:-20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<li style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:4.5px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">The Secretary-General said he was<\/span><span style=\"color:#0000ff;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">&nbsp;concerned <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">about reports regarding the deteriorating health of Palestinian administrative detainees who have been on hunger strike for over a month. He reiterated his long-standing position that administrative detainees should be charged or released without delay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4.5px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">The United Nations on the ground is closely following the overall situation of Palestinian detainees.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4.5px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recently reiterated to the Government of Israel the Secretary-General&#8217;s concerns on these issues. She also expressed concerns regarding a legislative amendment before the Israeli Knesset that, if passed, would permit force-feeding and medical treatment of prisoners on hunger strike against their will under certain conditions, in contravention of international standards.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4.5px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">The Secretary-General has taken note of the related concerns raised recently by various human rights organizations and has responded, reiterating the United Nations well known positions.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4.5px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Asked about Israeli settlement activity, the Spokesman said that the building of settlements on occupied territory is illegal under international law. In his statement on Thursday, the Secretary-General called on Israel to heed the calls of the international community to freeze settlement activity and abide by its commitments under international law and the Road Map.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4.5px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">The Spokesman added that the Secretary-General had spoken by phone today with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4.5px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING BY FARHAN HAQ, DEPUTY SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON FRIDAY, 6 JUNE 2014 &#160; SECRETARY-GENERAL: PALESTINIAN DETAINEES SHOULD BE CHARGED OR RELEASED WITHOUT DELAY The Secretary-General said he was&nbsp;concerned about reports regarding the deteriorating health of Palestinian administrative detainees who have been on hunger strike for over a month. 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