Arbitrary detention of woman human rights defender Tasneem Al-Qadi
On 6 August 2020, the detention of woman human rights defender Tasneem Al-Qadi was extended by an additional eight days. The defender has been in solitary confinement in the Beth Tikvah detention centre since being arbitrarily detained, without an arrest warrant, on 4 August 2020.
Tasneem Al-Qadi is a Palestinian woman human rights defender, working with the organisation International Federation for Rights and Development, which monitors human rights violations and development issues. She is also a blogger on social media, with her advocacy focusing on the rights of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisoners, and on the rights of Palestinian women.
On 6 August 2020, the detention of woman human rights defender Tasneem Al-Qadi was extended by an additional eight days. The defender has been in solitary confinement in the Beth Tikvah detention centre since being arbitrarily detained, without an arrest warrant, on 4 August 2020.
Tasneem Al-Qadi is a Palestinian woman human rights defender, working with the organisation International Federation for Rights and Development, which monitors human rights violations and development issues. She is also a blogger on social media, with her advocacy focusing on the rights of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisoners, and on the rights of Palestinian women.
On 4 August 2020 at approximately 4:00 am, several Israeli soldiers raided the family home of Tasneem Al-Qadi in Ramallah. The soldiers searched and reportedly vandalised the house, confiscating her laptop and phone, before arresting her. The defender was taken to the Beth Tikvah detention centre where she was interrogated and placed in solitary confinement, where she remains at the time of writing. Her family were only made aware of her whereabouts hours after she was initially arrested, and were deeply concerned when they were informed that she was being held in the Beth Tikvah detention centre, as it is known for its inhumane conditions, and torturing and mistreating prisoners.
On 6 August 2020, the authorities of the detention centre extended the detention of Tasneem Al-Qadi for an additional eights days, citing the need for further investigations. The defenderhas been denied contact with her family or her lawyer since being detained over a week ago. She has not yet been made aware of any charges against her.
Front Line Defenders is deeply concerned regarding the arbitrary arrest and the well being of woman human rights defender Tasneem Al-Qadi. Front Line Defenders believes that her arrest was in reprisal for her peaceful and legitimate human rights activities in Palestine, defending the rights of women and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
