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Information for Detainees on Hunger Strike |
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Written by Emma Ginn
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Please find attached a Medical Justice advice leaflet which is ONLY for people who are drinking water and have no other medical problems.
Please note ; - We do not recommend hunger striking
- We try to help people who refuse food to avoid harm from which they can not recover
- Refusing to drink is dangerous after about three days
There is no medical information about children or pregnant women on hunger strike. It is impossible to give safe advice about this situation. We very strongly recommend that children and pregnant women should be discouraged from taking part. We also strongly recommend that where a whole family is detained, at least one parent should refrain from food refusal, no matter what the provocation.
Leaflet for hungerstrikers
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