The Commission of Prisoners' Affairs and Liberated Prisoners reported that female prisoners in Al-Damon prison are suffering greatly and are being held in extremely harsh detention conditions, coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan.

The female detainees who were visited by the Commission’s lawyer agreed that the prison administration informed them of the wrong times for breaking their fast during the holy month of Ramadan, in addition to the fact that the food provided to them was spoiled and scarce.

The Commission's lawyer said that the detainee, Nour Muhammad, from Nablus, has been detained in Al-Damon Prison since 12/5/2024.

According to her testimony during the visit, she said: “The situation in the prison is very bad, especially during the month of Ramadan, as the female prisoners do not get a suhoor meal, in addition to the rooms being searched almost daily at suhoor time, and they are also taken out to the yard in the early morning hours, when the weather is very cold.

Prisoner Karmel Khawaja (19 years old) from Ni’lin, still detained, was arrested on 3/2/2025, and reported that the conditions in the prison are bad, and there is a severe shortage of clothing.

The prisoner, Fidaa Asaf (49 years old), is a resident of Qalqilya. She is a blood cancer patient. Since her arrest two weeks ago, she has not been presented to a specialist doctor or a hospital, nor has she been given medication, despite a court decision issued on 3/6/2025, which obligates the prison administration in “Al-Damon” to present her to a doctor and a hospital. The prison administration deliberately does not give her the medication she used to take daily.

Prisoner Asaf also complained about the poor quality and quantity of food in Al-Damon prison.

Another prisoner reported that her colleagues were harassed by the female prison guards during strip searches in Damoun. The prison administration also intentionally told them the wrong breakfast time, as they were told that the Maghrib call to prayer was at 5:30 p.m. In addition, the female prison guards intentionally searched the rooms at the time of Suhoor and threw their Suhoor meals on the floor.

She noted that the food provided to them was spoiled and unfit for human consumption.