Arab League demands international investigation into alleged torture of Gaza prisoners at Israel's Ramla prison

The Arab League has condemned what it describes as systemic torture of Gaza prisoners at Israel's Ramla prison and has demanded an international investigation.

• The Arab League said Gaza prisoners in Ramla prison's "Rakevet" section suffered burns and injuries from what it called repeated, systematic repression.
• It called for an independent, transparent international investigation into the violations and for those responsible to be held accountable.
• The League demanded that the International Committee of the Red Cross and independent oversight bodies be allowed to visit the prison without restrictions.
• It called for the immediate release of sick and wounded prisoners, an end to arbitrary detention, and urged UN bodies to halt impunity in the cases.
• The Arab League characterized the alleged practices at Ramla prison as crimes against humanity and violations of international humanitarian law.
• Citing the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Convention against Torture, it demanded an immediate halt to the practices.