AI 16 May — “We hope that these commitments signal a new approach by the Israeli authorities founded on respect for prisoners’ human rights,” said Ann Harrison, deputy director, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa program. “However, two thousand prisoners and detainees should not have had to put their health on the line in order to ensure respect for their human rights which the Israeli authorities have been violating for years.” http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/accountability-for-violations-needed-despite-palestinian-prisoner-deal