Painting for Gilad Shalit. Photo CC by Ilana Shkolnik.Marking five years since the capture of Gilad Shalit – Israeli, Palestinian, and international human rights organizations state: Hamas must immediately end inhumane and illegal treatment of Gilad Shalit.
Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit has been in captivity for five years. Those holding him have refused to allow him to communicate with his family, nor have they provided information on his well-being and the conditions in which he is being held. The organizations stress that this conduct is inhumane and a violation of international humanitarian law.
Hamas authorities in Gaza must immediately end the cruel and inhuman treatment of Gilad Shalit. Until he is released, they must enable him to communicate with his family and should grant him access to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Signatories:
B’Tselem
Amnesty International
Bimkom: Planners for Planning Rights
Gisha
Human Rights Watch
International Federation of Human Rights
Palestine Center for Human Rights
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel
Public Committee against Torture in Israel
Rabbis for Human Rights
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)
Yesh Din
