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Saturday, March 16, 2013

UNICEF: Israel persecuted Palestinian children

Jerusalem (Reuters)-Palestinian children, who were arrested, Israel's army was subjected to persecution and widespread organized, that is unlawful, says UNICEF report of national on Wednesday.

Children's Fund, the United Nations (UNICEF) estimated 700 Palestinian children aged 12-17, most of the men, captured, examined and detained soldiers, police and the Israel Security Agency each year in the West Bank seat.

UNICEF stated knowing some examples of abuse, no human or degrading or penalties in accordance with the Convention on the rights of children and of the Convention Against Torture.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Army refused to directly respond to the findings.

According to the report, the mistreatment of children under ordinary Palestinians began with arrests, often done at midnight by heavily armed troops, and continues to the prosecution and punishment.

"A pattern of mistreatment that included closing the eyes of kids and tying their hands with plastic, punch and rebuke during a trip to the place of examination, including the use of painful restraint," the report said.

He says, the children, most of them were arrested for throwing stones, experience of violence and threats during the review, was forced to confess and have no way of directly to lawyers or families during the inspection.

"The treatment is incompatible with the rights of children continued for the Court, including chaining children, refused bail and wearing a jail sentence and send the kids outside the Palestinian territories to undergo the punishment stand in the region of Israel," the report said.

That attitude seemed prevalent, arranged and terlembaga, he added.

UNICEF is basing his findings on more than 400 cases recorded since 2009 and legal texts, reports of Government and non governmental groups and interviews with the children of Palestine and Israel and Palestinian officials as well as a lawyer.

The report said Israel made some "good changes" in recent years in treating Palestinian children, including new rules binding the hands to prevent pain and injury.

He also noted an improvement in army order 2010, which oblige Israel police tell parents about their children's arrest and told the children that they have the right berembuk with lawyers, so Reuters.
(B002/H-AK)



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