It has gotten so bad that PA lawyers have filed a complaint with Israel's Supreme Court to demand the end of forced DNA tests for Palestinians jailed by Israel.
What's the basis of the complaint? Palestinian prisoners should not be included in a 2011 Israeli legal amendment which permits DNA tests on criminal detainees on specific grounds, as under international law they should be treated as political detainees. Further, international conventions state prisoners must be asked and express consent for DNA testing, but Israeli doctors have taken samples from Palestinian detainees without informing them of their purpose.
The UN General Assembly’s resolution 37/194 on Principles of Medical Ethics: "It is a contravention of medical ethics for health personnel, particularly physicians to be involved in any professional relationship with prisoners or detainees the purpose of which is not solely evaluate, protect or improve their physical and mental health."
You can see that in Article 13 of the 1949 Third Geneva Convention on treatment of prisoners of war, citing: "Any unlawful act or omission by the Detaining Power causing death or seriously endangering the health of a prisoner of war in its custody is prohibited, and will be regarded as a serious breach of the present Convention."
There are some thousands and thousands of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and many of them have not even been charged with anything. Women and even children are being held hostage while the United Nations does nothing really, but say words that mean nothing without action.
