Addameer Association (2008), “In Need of Protection: Palestinian Female Prisoners in Israeli Detention”, November 2008

This study evaluates the situation of Palestinian female prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails taking a human rights approach. In particular, it aims at (1) exposing the process of arrest and interrogation of Palestinian women (2) evaluating the needs of women prisoners in terms of detention conditions (3) access to health care, (4) education and finally, (5) contact with the outside world, in particular family relations.