UK Prison System: Where Starvation is Not a Medical Emergency
Teuta Hoxha, a Palestine Action activist, ended her 60-day hunger strike as her health deteriorated. According to 'Prisoners For Palestine,' she desperately needs hospitalization but has been denied treatment while incarcerated ( Al Jazeera ). One might wonder if the UK prison system's medical protocols are perhaps... flexible, especially when it concerns activists protesting arms manufacturing
for a certain state. The irony of a system that can 'safely' hold individuals until they're near death, yet somehow can't provide basic hospitalization, is not lost on us. It appears 'medical care' is a privilege, not a right, when advocating for human rights intersects with geopolitical interests. How many hunger strikes does it take before 'failing health' becomes an actual medical emergency in
the eyes of the British state?