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Report: “68 women gave birth on checkpoints, 33 infants and 4 women died”

author Wednesday April 11, 2007 07:29author by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies Report this post to the editors

The Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens Rights (PICCR) reported that Israeli troops stationed at hundreds of roadblocks in the occupied territories barred dozens of pregnant women from crossing the checkpoints while in labor; 34 infants and four women died on their roadblocks.

Soldiers searching a Palestinian Ambulance - Archive
Soldiers searching a Palestinian Ambulance - Archive

The Commission reported that soldiers forced 68 pregnant women to give birth on road blocks after barring them from crossing as they were being transferred to hospitals and medical centers.

Also, the PICCR said that the Israeli procedures complicated the lives of the Palestinian civilians including pregnant women by enforcing harsh conditions and carrying illegal practices at these checkpoints.

Since the beginning of the Al Aqsa Intifada on September 28 2000 until July 2006, 68 pregnant women had to give birth at checkpoints, and that 34 infants and 4 pregnant women died on these checkpoints.

category palestine | human rights | news report author email saed at imemc dot org

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