Amnesty do often have rather warped and woke attitudes but I asked them for their comment on this and got the reply:
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Thank you for your email. We are sorry to hear about your concerns regarding our response to the death in custody of Walid Daqqah. I have logged your comments in line with our feedback policy.
Amnesty do often have rather warped and woke attitudes but I asked them for their comment on this and got the reply:
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Thank you for your email. We are sorry to hear about your concerns regarding our response to the death in custody of Walid Daqqah. I have logged your comments in line with our feedback policy.
Amnesty International's work centres on the protection and promotion of human rights for all individuals, including prisoners, irrespective of their actions or accusations against them.
Amnesty International condemned the killing of Moshe Tamam as a violation of the Geneva Conventions’ absolute prohibition on violence to the life and person of armed forces members who have laid down their arms, including those in captivity.
Last year, we called for the Israeli authorities to release Walid Daqqah as he'd already served his 37-year sentence and was terminally ill with bone marrow cancer. In jail, Daqqah was deprived of vital medical treatment and was subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, part of a longstanding pattern where Palestinians in Israeli prisons are subjected to torture and inhumane conditions.
All prisoners, regardless of their background or the nature of their conviction are entitled to humane treatment, and their rights are guaranteed by international standards. We therefore stand by our position that Walid Daqqa should have been released on humanitarian grounds and allowed to access life-saving medical assistance.
Amnesty International has called for the release of other prisoners in Israel and globally on humanitarian grounds, irrespective of the prisoners' affiliations or charges against them. Our stance remains consistent: all prisoners, regardless of their background or the nature of their conviction, are entitled to humane treatment and the rights guaranteed by international standards.
I hope this is useful in explaining our work on this issue.
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Now asked how that fits with their, reported, withdrawal of support for Navalny.
Amnesty do often have rather warped and woke attitudes but I asked them for their comment on this and got the reply:
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Thank you for your email. We are sorry to hear about your concerns regarding our response to the death in custody of Walid Daqqah. I have logged your comments in line with our feedback policy.
Amnesty International's work centres on the protection and promotion of human rights for all individuals, including prisoners, irrespective of their actions or accusations against them.
Amnesty International condemned the killing of Moshe Tamam as a violation of the Geneva Conventions’ absolute prohibition on violence to the life and person of armed forces members who have laid down their arms, including those in captivity.
Last year, we called for the Israeli authorities to release Walid Daqqah as he'd already served his 37-year sentence and was terminally ill with bone marrow cancer. In jail, Daqqah was deprived of vital medical treatment and was subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, part of a longstanding pattern where Palestinians in Israeli prisons are subjected to torture and inhumane conditions.
You will find more information about Walid Daqqah’s case and our position here - https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/08/israel-opt-israeli-authorities-should-release-walid-daqqah-immediately/
All prisoners, regardless of their background or the nature of their conviction are entitled to humane treatment, and their rights are guaranteed by international standards. We therefore stand by our position that Walid Daqqa should have been released on humanitarian grounds and allowed to access life-saving medical assistance.
Amnesty International has called for the release of other prisoners in Israel and globally on humanitarian grounds, irrespective of the prisoners' affiliations or charges against them. Our stance remains consistent: all prisoners, regardless of their background or the nature of their conviction, are entitled to humane treatment and the rights guaranteed by international standards.
I hope this is useful in explaining our work on this issue.
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Now asked how that fits with their, reported, withdrawal of support for Navalny.