occupiedpalestine · @occpal
16th Dec 2011 from Twitlonger
#IsraelKillsDialysisGaza:
Articles 55 and 56 of the Fourth Geneva Convention clearly establish that Israel, as the occupying power, not only has a duty to ensure medical supplies reach hospitals in the OPT, but to ensure and maintain the services of the hospitals too. As High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions, other states not only have a moral duty but also a legal obligation to ensure Israel abides by its commitments to the protected population of the OPT.
As a States Party to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Israel is obliged under Article 24 of the treaty to recognise the right of every child under its effective jurisdiction “to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health. States Parties shall strive to ensure that no child is deprived of his or her right of access to such health care services”.
450 lives in Gaza at risk because lack of dialysis supplies http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/israelkillsdialysisgaza-450-patients-lives-are-in-danger/