OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military detention.
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Two years on, no accountability for Palestinian child protestors killed by Israeli...
Ramallah, March 30, 2020—After two years, there has been no justice and accountability for the unlawful killing and maiming Palestinian children during weekly demonstrations in the Gaza Strip,... -
UK Lawyers for Israel recants allegations of DCIP material support to designated...
Ramallah, March 10, 2020—UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) recanted allegations that Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) “provides any financial or material support to any terrorist organisation”... -
Israeli forces’ transfer of Palestinian child detainees amounts to war crime
Ramallah, January 20, 2020—Israeli authorities transferred dozens of Palestinian child detainees outside the occupied West Bank to a prison inside Israel last week, amounting to a war crime.... -
Israel's army detained a child for nearly a year without charge
Ramallah, July 9, 2019—It began like most night arrests. Early on the morning of September 20, 2017, around 2 a.m., Israeli soldiers entered Laith K.’s home in Kafr... -
New bill prohibits Israeli military from using U.S. funds to detain and...
Washington, May 1, 2019—U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) introduced the Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act also known as H.R. 2407 yesterday, a...
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Latest News
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March 30, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesTwo years on, no accountability for Palestinian child protestors killed by Israeli forces
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March 19, 2020 Military DetentionIsrael must release all Palestinian child detainees amid COVID-19 pandemic
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March 12, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot and kill 15-year-old Palestinian teen near Nablus
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March 10, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesUK Lawyers for Israel recants allegations of DCIP material support to designated terror group
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February 19, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesUN completes initial review of State of Palestine’s child rights record
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February 08, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot and kill 16-year-old Palestinian teen in Hebron
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January 22, 2020 Juvenile JusticeLegal analysis: Due process for Palestinian children in conflict with Palestinian law
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January 20, 2020 Military DetentionIsraeli forces’ transfer of Palestinian child detainees amounts to war crime
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December 18, 2019 Juvenile JusticeChildren languish in unsuitable Palestinian facilities during protracted pretrial detention
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November 14, 2019 Fatalities and InjuriesDeath toll of children rises to 8 in Israeli attacks on Gaza
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November 13, 2019 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces kill three children in the Gaza Strip
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October 04, 2019 Fatalities and InjuriesUN prepares to assess the State of Palestine’s compliance with CRC
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August 27, 2019 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces kill Palestinian teen attacker, injure another
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August 12, 2019 Right to a ChildhoodBig dreams for a small school
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July 22, 2019 Fatalities and InjuriesA life redefined by a tear gas canister
No Way to Treat a Child
Each year the Israeli military detains and prosecutes around 700 Palestinian children.
Three out of four experience physical violence during arrest or interrogation.
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