E/CN.4/1993/26 page 69 (b) Ribhi Ramez Salim Haddad, from Nablus, West Bank. After his arrest on 22 January he was held in Ramallah prison, Petah Tikva detention centre, Hebron (al-Khalil) prison and al-Dhahiriyyah detention centre. At a court hearing in al-Dhahiriyyah detention centre on 6 February 1992, his detention was extended by 30 days, after which he was taken back to Petah Tikva detention centre. He was visited there by a lawyer on 10 February, to whom he stated that he had been forced to sit on a very low chair with his hand handcuffed behind his back in freezing temperatures for about five days; (c) Ghadir 'Awad, a mathematics teacher from Ramallah. She was reportedly arrested when soldiers came to arrest a neighbour who was not there. One person was reportedly taken from each apartment in the building. She was taken to the Moscobiyyah detention centre where she was interrogated for two days. During her detention she was hooded with her hands shackled behind her back to an iron pole, deprived of sleep and placed in solitary confinement for several days. She also suffered sexual harassment; (d) Ya'qub Yusuf Musa Fathu, from al-Sawaneh in Jerusalem. He was taken for interrogation in the GSS (General Security Service) wing of the Moscobiyyah detention centre in Jerusalem, where he was apparently shackled in painful positions and deprived of sleep. 296. The Special Rapporteur also received a report on the situation of prisoners in the Khiam detention centre, situated in south Lebanon. Khiam was apparently set up as a permanent detention centre in early 1985 by the South Lebanon Army (SLA) with Israel's assistance and supervision. Many detainees have reportedly been subjected to torture or ill-treatment during interrogation, including beatings with electric cables, dousing with water, electric shocks and deprivation of sleep, food and hygiene. 297. In addition to the above-mentioned, the Special Rapporteur transmitted to the Government urgent appeals concerning the following persons. The dates on which they were sent are mentioned in brackets at the end of each summary. 298. Sheikh Ahmad Yassin an elderly man held in a prison in the Gaza Strip, was reported to be in an extremely poor state of health due, in part, to beating and ill-treatment while in detention. He was said to be paraplegic and blind in one eye, and to be suffering from a skin disease. Fears were expressed that unless he was given the medical treatment required by his condition, his health might further deteriorate and his life might be in danger. (29 July 1992) 299. With respect to this case the Government reported on 1 September and 19 November 1992 that Sheikh Yassin was serving a life sentence at Ashmora prison and not in the Gaza Strip. The conditions of his imprisonment were fair and humane, as were the conditions of all prisoners held by the Prison Authority. Prison conditions were in conformity with the law and with international standards. The state of the Sheikh's health was stable and not deteriorating, and he was under medical supervision and treatment by a doctor and by the medical staff of the prison. Furthermore, two prisoners had been assigned to his cell whose task was to assist him with his personal requirements. The allegation that his physical condition was a result of beatings and ill-treatment during his detention had no basis.