RAMALLAH, September 15, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli authorities issued administrative detention orders against 29 Palestinian political detainees between three to six months, Tuesday reported the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club (PPC).

PPC said while nine prisoners received administrative detention orders for the first time, the remaining 20 prisoners received renewed orders.

Administrative detention is a procedure that allows the Israeli military to hold prisoners indefinitely on secret information without charging them or allowing them to stand trial.

Israel routinely uses administrative detention against Palestinians. Statistics show that over the years, thousands of Palestinians have been held in Israeli custody as administrative detainees for extended periods of time.

The Israel human rights group B’Tselem says that, “International law stipulates that [administrative detention] may be exercised only in very exceptional cases – and then only as a last possible resort, when there are no other means available to prevent the danger.”

“Israel's use of administrative detention blatantly violates the restrictions of international law. Israel carries it out in a highly classified manner that denies detainees the possibility of mounting a proper defense.”

In April 2015, the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) expressed concern by the continued and increasing use of administrative detention by Israeli authorities against Palestinians.

There are around 380 detainees serving administrative detention in several Israeli jails. 

Following are the names of the 29 detainees who received administrative detention orders:

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