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B5: Solidarity with Hunger strikers and condemnation of the Justice secretary

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Metadata of the motion
Consultation:Winter General Meeting 2026
Agenda item:3. Motions of Policy and Organisation
Proposer:Charlie Aldous (Green Party)
Status:Published
Submitted:01/16/2026, 20:51

Motion text

The Young Greens note:

  • The Hunger strikers [Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed, Lewie Chiaramello, Qesser
    Zuhrah, Amu Gib, Teuta Hoxha, Muhammad Umer Khalid, Jon Cinkstrike] have
    demands and these demands should be met. They are: 'immediate bail, the
    right to a fair trial (which they say would include the release of
    documents related to “the ongoing witch-hunt of activists and
    campaigners”), ending censorship of their communications, “de-proscribing”
    Palestine Action, which is classed as a ‘terrorist’ group, and the
    shutting down of Elbit Systems'[1]
  • All prisoners who undertook the Hunger strike will suffer long term damage
    to their physical and mental health regardless the success of their
    refeeding. [2]
  • Mail and other communications were withheld from prisoners.
  • The demands of the strikers for immediate bail, a fair trial and the
    deprescription of Palestine Action have yet to be granted. However, they
    accepted as a victory the denial of a contract for Elbit systems and the
    issuing of bulk packages of withheld mail. [3]
  • Prisoners were not met with by ministers from the MoJ until after
    international outcry had been raised [3]

The Young Greens believe:

  • The right to a fair trial is a fundamental human right and a practical
    necessity owed to all regardless of their circumstances.
  • Both the accused and accuser in a criminal case have a right to a timely
    trial.
  • There must be a natural presumption towards innocence in all criminal
    cases.
  • The presumption of innocence favours the granting of bail within a
    reasonable time after arrest. Bail hearing must be held, and if the
    authorities wish to continue suspending an individual’s liberty, they must
    present evidence for judicial review in a court of law.
  • Prisoners have a right to communicate with the outside world. This right
    to communicate includes a right to receive visitations from members of the
    public.
  • Prisoners share the same rights to receive medical attention as any other
    member of the public, and those that administer prisons have a duty of
    care to all inmates to protect a minimum level of human dignity for them.
  • The law may not deem someone guilty of an offense retrospectively.
  • The principle of direct protest action is a tactic protected in cases
    where it prevents a greater harm and as such it is a legitimate tactic to
    achieve political goals.
  • There is a right on behalf of the public to scrutinise the prisons system
    both via its elected representatives and through initiatives like public
    inspections of prison conditions.

The Young Greens resolve:

  • To call for a bail hearing for the prisoners who have engaged with the
    hunger strike in protest of their excessively long detention while
    awaiting trial.
  • To call for the Hunger strikers to be brought to a speedy trial or have
    their charges dismissed.
  • To work with Green parliamentarians to call for an independent inquest
    into the actions of the prisons service and ministers in relation to the
    treatment of the hunger strikers.
  • To call for an explanation into the arrests of protestors at HMP
    Bronzefield.
  • To condemn the prior Conservative justice secretary’s for inflicting
    economic and social conditions on the justice sector that has left courts
    crumbling and prisoners and victims alike waiting years for justice and
    David Lammy for his failure to rectify these conditions.
  • To condemn David Lammy for failing to respond to communications from
    elected representatives in Parliament.

References:

[1]:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/22/palestine-action-hunger-strikes-
what-are-their-demands

[2]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy1q98qyego

[3] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/15/did-palestine-action-hunger-
strikers-achieve-their-goals

[4]Three Palestine Action protesters end their hunger strike | UK news | The
Guardian

[5]Did Palestine Action hunger strikers achieve their goals? | Palestine Action
| The Guardian

[6] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/palestine-action-hunger-
strike-prison-b2898265.html

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Supporters


  • Cyn Muthoni (North and West Oxfordshire Green Party)
  • Gabriel Harris (Carmarthenshire Green Party)
  • Rosa Al-baldwin (Stoke-on-trent Green Party)

Amendments

none

Comments

01/26/2026

Amber Lewis:

I wholeheartedly support this motion.
01/29/2026

Charlie Aldous:

Thank you so much for your kind words of support.
01/29/2026

Manu Teague-Sharpe:

I support this motion so much!!
01/29/2026

Charlie Aldous:

Thank you so much for your support.