The Israeli Salem military court extended the detention of the Palestinian female detainee Mona Hussein Qadan, 50, until next April 4.
Mona Hussein Qadan’s detention was extended for the 13th time since her re-arrest on April 12, 2021, from her family house in Arrabeh town, south of Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank.
She was detained in Jalama detention center, where she was tortured and isolated for 27 days. She was also denied from family and lawyer visits.
She was later transferred to the female security prisoners section in Damoon Prison. She was brought before Salem military camp 10 times.
Qadan was detained more than once, where she spent a total of eight years behind Israeli bars. She further suffers several health problems.
Ten mothers in Israeli jails
31 Palestinian women are currently held as Israeli prisoners, including ten mothers, suffering from very difficult detention conditions.
Female detainees are continued to suffer psychological torture and deprivation of their basic human needs.
The Damon prison was opened in 1953 as a camp for detaining Palestinian prisoners. After being shut down in 2000, it was reopened during the Al-Aqsa Intifada.
It is located in Northern Palestine in the forests of Carmel in Haifa. It was established during the British mandate.
During their detention, Palestinian female prisoners are subjected to various human rights violations including confinement, sleep deprivation, and severe beating.
