UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees
2025-02-10 12:00
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights office on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinian Authority to ensure the humane treatment of hostages and detainees amid reports of alleged ill-treatment and torture.
Ravina Shamdasani, a spokeswoman for the U.N. human rights office, said the office had received “credible information” that two Israeli soldiers, Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, captured in the 2014 Gaza conflict, were being “held in inhumane conditions, without access to their families or the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).”
Shamdasani also expressed concern about reports of alleged ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian detainees in Israeli custody, including minors.
“We urge both Israel and the Palestinian Authority to fully respect their obligations under international law, including the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment, and to ensure that all detainees are treated humanely,” Shamdasani said.
The U.N. human rights office called on all parties to cooperate with the ICRC and other relevant organizations to facilitate the exchange of detainees and the return of the remains of those killed in conflict.
The Israeli government has denied allegations of mistreating Palestinian detainees, saying that they are treated in accordance with international law. The Palestinian Authority has also denied allegations of mistreating Israeli hostages, saying that they are being held in safe and humane conditions.
The issue of hostages and detainees is a sensitive one in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel has long held Palestinian prisoners as bargaining chips in negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian Authority has also held Israeli soldiers and civilians as hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners.
The U.N. human rights office has repeatedly called on both sides to end the practice of taking hostages and detainees, and to respect the rights of all those in custody.
UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees
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