GCMHP condemns attack on Al-Nadeem Center's Medical Team
May 5, 2008
Press release

According to a PRESS RELEASE issued by our partner organization, Al-Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, Egyptian police attacked Al-Nadeem doctors inside Kafr EL Dawwar court house. The incident took place as Police attacked Dr. Magda Adly (resulting in cut wound and possible dislocation of shoulder), attempted to steal her handbag and destroy Dr. Mona Hamed's car. The aggressor confessed that he acted upon orders of Chief Intelligence Officer Ahmed Maklad. The incident took place right after Al-Nadeem Center had released a statement calling for an investigation in the torture of the family of Sobhi Mohamed Hussein, 67 years old by Kafr El Dawwar police. The two doctors traveled to Kafr El Dawwar to attend the court session appealing the imprisonment of Sobhi Hussein and his two sons.

As a partner organization and member of the (International Rehabilitation Council for torture Victims (IRCT), Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) expresses its deepest sympathy with the medical team of the Center and condemns this attack on medical personnel. GCMHP emphasizes that targeting medical teams are prohibited by the international law. GCMHP considers this attack a clear violation of the international law which calls for respect to the safety of the medical facilities and personnel.

Gaza Community Health Programme express the full condemnation to this incident and call upon all the local and international agencies and human rights organizations to denounce this act. We, also, call upon the authorities to perform a thorough investigation into the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.
 

Gaza Community Mental Health Programme