UK authorities have refused to meet with the activists, some of whom have been on hunger strike for over 50 days.

UN experts have expressed “grave concern” for the lives of imprisoned pro-Palestine activists on hunger strike in the U.K., reminding U.K. authorities of their responsibility to protect the health of the activists after reports of neglect. The experts emphasized that the state has a “heightened, not diminished” responsibility to take care of people when they are on hunger strike.

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