Palestinian Child Prisoners - Freedom Now Campaign ~ Window Into Palestine

CRC anniversary attests to child rights deterioration in oPt [RAMALLAH, 20 November 2008] – Today, DCI-Palestine is marking the 19th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), ratified by Israel in 1991 and endorsed by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in 1995. Despite these commitments, Palestinian children’s rights continue to be violated on a daily basis in the midst of the conflict with Israel and the internal fighting dividing Palestinians in the occupied territory, through the ugly innards of the Israeli occupation apparatus, and as a result of the many shortcomings of the Palestinian child protection system. http://www.dci-pal.org/english/display.cfm?DocId=884&CategoryId=1 Freedom Now Campaign Freedom Now Campaign focuses on : stopping physical and mental torture and abuse; gaining access to an adequate education; and ending administrative detention (no charge or trial). Find out more about our campaign and how you can take action
Palestinian Child Prisoners Each year, hundreds of Palestinian children are arrested, interrogated, abused and imprisoned by the Israeli military authorities. In some cases, the abuse amounts to torture. DCI/PS wants to ensure that Israel lives up to all of its international legal obligations including those contained in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Read their personal stories
Figures on Palestinian child prisoners Find out more about the latest statistics on Palestinian child prisoners, including the total number of children currently in detention, the number held without charge or trial in administrative detention and the number of girls in detention. Go to figures page.
Video Box DCI/PS has produced a 20-minute documentary highlighting the experiences of Palestinian child prisoners. The documentary is called Stolen Youth and includes interviews with ex-child detainees, their families and their DCI/PS lawyer, as well as exclusive footage from inside an Israeli Military Court. See Stolen Youth and other videos in the Video Box
Latest News Read the latest news stories, developments and updates on Palestinian child prisoners in Israeli prisons in the News Box “If you don't confess, I will send you to somebody who will sexually abuse you.” Ibrahim (15 years old)