Red Cross delegation visits the Palestinian ministry of prisoners affairs

20 February, 2008

Ramallah – Ma'an – A delegation representing the International Committee of the Red Cross met with the Palestinian Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, Ashraf Al-Ajrami, on Tuesday evening.

The group from the Red Cross included the head of the Red Cross delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Christoph Harnisch, the Director of Logistical Operations, and the director of the West Bank delegation. The director of the minister of Prisoner's Affairs office and the director of administrative affairs also attended the meeting.

The Palestinian minister updated the visitors on the latest developments and obstacles that impede the ministry's performance. He explained that the Israeli Prison Service refuses to improve living conditions for Palestinian prisoners, which would enable them to live in dignity as required by the fourth Geneva Convention.