▪️ Dr. Reda Al-Mohamadi announced his open hunger strike, as an escalatory step in protest against the harsh conditions inside his detention, and the violations he faces that affect the most basic rights guaranteed by national laws and international treaties regarding the treatment of detainees.
▪️ The Al-Shehab Center for Human Rights affirms that this strike comes as a final call after all legal and humanitarian avenues have been blocked, and the body has become the only means of protest, which places Dr. Reda's life in real and immediate danger.
▪️ The center holds the prison administration fully responsible for any health deterioration or serious consequences that may arise from the continuation of the strike, emphasizing that ignoring this escalatory step represents a blatant disregard for the right to life.
▪️ The Al-Shehab Center stresses that this incident is not an isolated case, but rather part of a rising wave of hunger strikes being undertaken by several detainees, clearly indicating a serious structural crisis within detention facilities.
▪️ On the occasion of Egyptian Detainee Day, the Al-Shehab Center for Human Rights renews its warning about the dangers of silence regarding the exploitation of detainees' bodies behind bars, affirming that this silence constitutes indirect complicity in the violations, and that solidarity with detainees is an urgent humanitarian duty that cannot be postponed.
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