As of August 2009, there were 387 Palestinian administrative detainees including one child, three women and eight Palestinian Legislative Council members.
- On 14 August 2009, Hamdi Tamri, who turned 17 on the same day, received his third administrative detention. The order was confirmed for a four month period on 20 August 2009 at the Administrative Detainees Court in Ofer. Hamdi is currently the only Palestinian child in administrative detention in Israel. Click here to read his urgent appeal and find out how you can help.
- Eteraf Rimawi’s fifth administrative detention order: On 15 June 2009, Addameer attorney Mahmoud Hassan filed a petition to the Israeli High Court of Justice against Mr. Rimawi’s fourth administrative detention order. On 27 June, during the scheduled hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, Adv. Mahmoud Hassan withdrew the petition at the Court’s recommendation after its review of the ‘secret information’. According to the judges, the Israeli security services representative had already informed the court of his decision to renew Eteraf’s administrative detention order.
Subsequently, a fifth administrative detention order valid for an additional three months, starting 8 July 2009, was issued against Eteraf. At the judicial review for the order, the military judge agreed with Eteraf’s lawyer, Adv. Mahmoud Hassan, that his administrative detention would not be renewed again provided that no “new material” is compiled. The order is now set to expire on 7 October 2009. However, from Addameer’s experience, such a decision does not necessarily mean the release of an administrative detainee, as he can be held further on the premise that new “material” has been brought to the attention of the judge. Click here to read his urgent appeal and find out how you can help.
- On 29 June, Elected Member of Nablus municipality Council, Ms. Majeda Fidda was informed that her detention without charge or trial would be extended for an additional four months. The date of her potential release is now 30 October 2009. Click here to read her urgent appeal and see how you can help.
Activism – Organize an educational event!
Organize an event in solidarity with Palestinian administrative detainees. Addameer’s powerpoint presentation on administrative detention is now available here.