USPCN Palestinian Prisoners Weekly Review 5/22/2016

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1. Sign USPCN’s Petition to #StopAD: sign your name to take a stand against the Israeli policy of administrative detention!
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News & Updates:

1. UN Committee Against Torture Calls for End to Administrative Detention – Addameer.org
2. Palestinian Hunger Striker & Journalism Mohammed Al-Qeeq freed from prison – Samidoun.net
3. UN body concerned over Israel’s abuse of Palestinian children – DCI-Palestine.org

Profiles:

Meet the youngest Administrative Detainee, 16-year-old Hamza Hammad from Silwad village near Ramallah. Hamza was arrested on 28/02/2016, where a six-month administrative detention order was issued against him on the same day, and later was reduced to 4 months. The military prosecution claims that the child, Hamza Hammad, is active in an illegal organization and that he participates in activities, including military ones. – See more at: http://www.addameer.org/prisoner/hamza-hammad…