Waed: sit-in of prisoners’ children to demand visits to fathers

Waed organizes a sit-in of prisoners’ children to demand visiting their fathers

Palestinian Information Centre
03/07/2012

GAZA,(PIC)--Waed association for prisoners and ex-prisoners organized a sit-in in Gaza, attended by prisoners' children to demand visiting their parents in the Israeli jails after the postponement of family visits to prisoners from Gaza until further notice.

Atta Za'anin, prisoner Hani Za'anin's son, said that he has the right to visit his father in occupation prisons, adding that he had not seen his father for seven years, and that he has almost forgotten his face and the tone of his voice due to the Israeli ban on prisoners’ visits.

Za'anin spoke about the suffering of his family, urging the free world and supporters of humanity to act to compel the occupation to allow the children to see their parents. "Is it prohibited to demand this? And why do no international humanitarian institutions respond to our call?" he wondered.

For their part, Akram Alrikhawi's family spoke about his bad health condition, where he is still tied to the bed in one of the Israeli clinics, his daughter explained, adding that he refused to break his hunger strike protesting against the Israeli ill-treatment of the sick prisoners in occupation prisons.

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