The Israelian crimes against Palestinian children are condemned. The Israeli occupation authorities continue their violations against Palestinian children represented in arresting and abusing them during the arrest process without respecting the child’s protection treaties and the Convention on the Rights of the Child . These crimes are carried out under displacement, murder and intimidation. the highest percentage was after April/October (119), and at the end of October there are 160 children distributed in Megiddo Ofer Damon prison of them About (4) children in administrative detention and (12) children under (12) years old are also detained . According to the testimonies provided by the prisoners and the reports issued by the prisoners’ institutions, they are subjected to the cruelty to which adult prisoners are subjected to torture, unfair trials and inhumane treatment that violates their basic rights and threatens their future is lost. This is against the terms of the Child Agreement ،especially Article 16, which states:
No arbitrary or unlawful interference with a child's private life, family, home, or correspondence, or any lawful prejudice to his honor or reputation.
Which also states:
“The child has the right to be protected by law from this exposure and prejudice.” The occupation does not take into account the young age of children when they are brought to court, and a special court is not formed for them, and the age of the child is set for less than (16) years based on Military Order No. (132). this is a clear violation of Article No. (1) of the Child Convention, which defines a child as “every human being under the age of eighteen.”
The Israeli occupation authorities deprive the child prisoners of the most basic rights granted to them by international conventions that they are entitled to regardless of their religion, nationality. These include the right not to be subjected to arbitrary arrest .it includes:
- The right to know the reason for the arrest.
- The right to obtain a lawyer.
- The family’s right to know the reason for the arrest, and the location of the arrest.
- The right to appear before a judge.
- The right to object and challenge the accusation.
- The right to communicate with the outside world.
- The right to humane treatment that preserves the dignity of the detained child.
Child prisoners in Israeli prisons suffer from harsh and inhumane conditions of detention that lack international standards for children's rights. The prisoners suffer from lack of food and poor quality, lack of hygiene, and the spread of insects Child prisoners are deprived of health care and appropriate medical treatment, and painkillers are usually the treatment for various types of diseases. According to the testimonies of child prisoners, the prison administration refuses to transfer patients from them to prison clinics, and if they transfer them, they are subjected to beatings, insults, and harassment, even from doctors and nurses. Likewise, there is no permanent doctor available in the prison clinic. The occupation is still procrastinating and sometimes refusing to perform surgeries on children who need immediate operations, and this is contrary to international laws that explicitly stipulate the need for medical care for prisoners. Articles (91-92) of the Fourth Geneva Convention stated: “Every prisoner must have a clinic". An event supervised by a qualified doctor, and that the detainees receive the medical care they need, as well as the installation of any medical devices necessary to maintain their health in good condition, free of charge. Free medical examinations must be conducted for the detainees at least once a month, and their purpose is to monitor the health and psychological condition, general nutrition, and hygiene, as well as the detection of infectious diseases. Israeli prisons do not comply with this.
And if we examine the sentences issued unjustly and aggressively, we find that they are high, as one child was sentenced to life imprisonment, three children were sentenced to 15 years in prison, and four other children were sentenced between 5 and 9 years, and often the verdict is accompanied by financial fines (1000-6000 shekels).
The Israeli occupation state is the only country in the world that tries children before military courts. Based on the foregoing, we, the undersigned organizations, demand:
First: The international community to put pressure on the Israeli occupation state and oblige it to implement international agreements on prisoners and detainees, especially child prisoners, and to work for their release.
Second: All international human rights organizations, especially those working in the field of children, such as UNICEF & Dcl, to launch an international campaign to shed light on the suffering of child prisoners in Israeli prisons, and to work for their release.
The signatories to the statement
- Tunisian General Labor Union
- Coordination for Maghreb Human Rights Organizations (include 26 HR organizations from Morocco, Mauretania, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya)
- The Moroccan Coalition for Human Rights Bodies (includes 23 Moroccan human rights organizations)
- Sudanese Women's Union
- The Jordan Federation of the independent Trade Unions
- Union of Palestinian Working Women's Committees
- Tunisian Coalition Against the Death Penalty
- The Human Rights Coalition to Stop the Aggression, Lift the Siege, and Build Peace in Yemen (includes 10 organizations from ten Arab countries)
- Egyptian Coalition for Child Rights (includes 100 institutions)
- The National Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Yemen
- The Coalition for Integrity and Accountability (AMAN)/Palestine
- The Palestinian Doctors Association in Europe
- The Academic Assembly for the support of Palestine-Lebanon
- Women’s Cultural Assembly for Democracy / Iraq
- Cultural Rally for Democracy / Iraq
- NGOs Platform (Tajamoh)(includes 50 organizations)/Lebanon
- Syrian Coalition Against the Death Penalty (SCODP)
- Iraqi Coalition Against the Death Penalty
- The Iraqi Alliance for Human Rights Organizations (includes 55 organizations)
- The Arab Coalition against the Death Penalty (includes 9 coalitions in 8
countries)
- Syrian Feminist Alliance to activate Security Council Resolution 1325
- Yemeni Coalition Against the Death Penalty
- Acting for change and democracy in Algeria (ACDA)
- The Moroccan Front in Support of Palestine and Against Normalization(18 organizations(
- Ibn Rushd Association for Development and Democracy / Iraq
- The Jordan Society for Human Rights
- Bahrain Human Rights Society
- Baraem Association for Social Work/Lebanon
- The Palestinian National Heritage Society in Lebanon
- Civil Solidarity Association / Tunis
- Lebanese Palestinian Communication Association
- Tunisian Association for the Defense of Individual Liberties
- Tunisian Association of Democratic Women
- l'Association des tunisiens en France
- Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society- Aida refugee camp-Bethlehem -Palestine
- Oak Society/Jordan
- Working Women's Association/Jordan
- Association of the International Cultural Network for Palestine
- Palestinian Diaspora Association / Sweden
- Palestinian Martyr Association / Lebanon
- Palestinian Society for Social Communication Ajyal/Lebanon
- Al-Quds Cultural and Social Association / Lebanon
- Lebanese Association for Boycott Support
- Lebanese Association of Democratic Jurists
- Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development PWWSD”
- Women’s Association for Women’s Development and Development/ Yemen
- Association for the Development Center for Palestinian Women / Palestine
- Moroccan Association in France
- Moroccan Association for Human Rights
- The Moroccan Association for Women Progressive
- Moroccan Association for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- University Cultural Forum Association / Lebanon
- Association of the Economic and Social Forum for Women / Jordan
- Mauritanian Association for the Promotion of Rights
- Mauritanian Association for Human Rights
- Arab Women Organization-Jordan
- I am a Human Soceity for Rights of Persons with Disability
- Rural Women Development Association / Palestine
- Jothor Society for Human Rights-Jordan
- Citizenship Bridges Association/Tunisia
- Rasid Association for Human Rights/ Lebanon
- Roaa Women Association-Jordan
- Women's Network Society for Women Support/ Jordan
- Chamoua Association for Equality/Morocco
- Association of the Jordanian Women's Solidarity Institute
- Orient Forum Association for Freedom and Peace
- Amman Forum for Human Rights Association/Jordan
- Women's Association for Jerusalem / Lebanon
- Protecting human rights defenders around the Arab world/ France
- The International Campaign to End the Siege on Yemen
- Boycott campaign / Palestine
- Tunisian League for Tolerance
- The Algerian League for Defense Human Rights
- Association of Women Heads of Families from Mauritania
- Iraqi League for Human Rights Trainers
- Freedom Pioneers for Integrity and Human Rights Training / Jordan
- The Jordanian Network for Human Rights (includes 11 human rights organizations)
- The Moroccan Democratic Network for Solidarity with the Peoples(includes 38 Commission)
- The Arab Human Rights Trainers Network
- Women’s Peace and Security Network (Yemen)
- Volunteers Network for Development and Human Rights/Egypt
- The Syrian National Network for Civil Peace and Community Safety.
- Moroccan space for human rights
- Filastiniyat / Palestine
- Federation of Tunisians for citizenship between the two banks
- The Syrian Federation of Human Rights Organizations and Bodies
- Moroccan Federation for Human Rights
- Committees for the Defense of Democratic Freedoms and Human Rights in Syria (LDH)
- Work committees in the camps / Lebanon
- Committee on Public Liberties and Human Rights / Palestinian Bar
Association
- Syrian Medical Committee/Paris
- Arab Commission for Human Rights
- The Kurdish Committee for Human Rights in Syria (Al Rased).
- The Committee for the Respect of Freedoms and Human Rights in Tunisia
- European initiative for the rights of Palestinian prisoners / the Netherlands
- Palestinian Initiative to Deepen Global Dialogue and Democracy-MIFTAH
- Egyptian Women Lawyers Initiative
- World Council for Rights and Freedoms
- Council on International Relations / Palestine
- Lawyers for Justice /Yemen
- Lawyers Without Borders/Yemen
- Democratic School/Yemen
- International Observatory for Documentation of Human Rights Violations/ Argentina
- The Arab Observatory for Human Rights and Citizenship/ Lebanon
- French Observatory for Human Rights/Paris
- Human Rights & Democracy Media Center “SHAMS"/Palestine
- Africa Center for Studies and Media Services / Mauritania
- Bahrain Center Against Torture / Bahrain
- Al-Badeel Center for Studies and Research/Jordan
- Arab House Center for Research and Studies/Egypt
- Women’s Studies Center/ Palestine
- Center for the Defense of Freedoms and Civil Rights "Hurriyat" / Palestine
- The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and Advocates "Musawa"
- Palestinian Centre for Peace and Democracy PCPD
- Phenix Center for Economics & Informatics Studies/Jordan
- Center for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights/Yemen
- Jerusalem Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights/Palestine
- Strategic Initiative Center Palestine/Malaysia
- Women's Center for Legal Aid and Counselling/Palestine
- The Dutch Yemeni Center for the Defense of Rights and Freedoms
- Jothor Center for Human Rights/Jordan
- Human Rights Center for Memory and Archives/Morocco
- Center for the Protection and Freedom of Journalists/ Jordan
- Damascus Center for Theoretical and Civil Studies
- Adalah Center for Human Rights Studies/Jordan
- Amman Center for Human Rights Studies (ACHRS)
- Eye of Humanity Center for Rights and Development / Yemen
- Metro Center for Defending the Rights of Journalists/ Iraq
- Scandinavian Institute of Human Rights/Geneva
- International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights/Geneva
- Dialogue Forum for Development and Human Rights / Egypt
- The Palestinian Democratic Forum in Europe
- The Cultural and Legal Youth Forum at the Arab Observatory / Lebanon
- Houran Forum for Citizenship/Syria
- Economic and Social Forum for Women/Jordan
- Bahrain Forum for Human Rights
- Renewal Forum for Citizen and Democratic Thought / Tunisia
- Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights (Yemen)
- Sudanese National Civil Forum(includes 54 civil society organizations) /
Sudan
- Moroccan Forum for Truth and Equity
- Organization of Persons with Dual Disabilities/Yemen
- African Organization for Human Rights Monitoring/Morocco
- Libyan Academic Organization
- The Tunisian Organization against Torture
- Gender Studies and Information Organization / Iraq
- Organization for the Defense of Prisoners of Conscience in Syria -Rawanga
- International Organization for Human Rights and International Law / Norway
- The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria
- The Kurdish Organization for Human Rights in Syria (DAD)
- Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
- National Organization for Human Rights in Syria
- Yemeni Organization for Dialogue of Religions and Cultures
- Yemeni Organization for Humanitarian Action / Yemen
- Freedom House Organization to defend human rights and combat slavery and its remnants/ Mauritania
- ORGANIZATION FOR FREEDOM OF MEDIAS AND EXPRESSION OFME- HATIM / MOROCCO
- Human Rights Organization in Syria- Maf
- Desert Youth Organization for Development and Human Rights / Libya
- Freedom Martyr Nabil Barakati Organization: Memory and Wafa/ Tunisia
- Yemeni Organization for Defense Rights and Democratic Freedoms/Yemen
- Al-Haq Foundation for Freedom of Opinion and Expression and Human Rights/Egypt
- The Middle East Foundation for Development and Human Rights (Yemen)
- Addameer Foundation for Human Rights/ Palestine
- Addameer Foundation for Prisoners Care and Human Rights /Palestine
- The Arab Foundation to support Civil Society and Human Rights/Egypt
- The Egyptian Foundation for the Advancement of Childhood Conditions/Egypt
- National Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking/Yemen
- Youth Foundation for Community Development / Yemen
- Future Partners Foundation for Development and Human Rights - Yemen
- Mada Foundation for Human Rights / Iraq
- The Coordination Committee for Yemeni NGOs for Children's Rights / Yemen
- Moroccan Commission for Human Rights
- The Moroccan Commission for the Support of the Nation's Issue
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