mad1
12-04-2007, 07:36 AM
Israel imprisons, tortures Palestinian children, groups say
Human rights groups have documented reports of widespread, systematic violations of international law and mistreatment of minors in the detention centers and prison camps holding Palestinian captives of the Israeli military. Reported violations include the interrogation and torture of children held in deplorable living conditions with no access to fair trials.
Under Israeli military orders in force inside the occupied West Bank and Gaza, any Palestinian over the age of 16 is considered an adult, while inside Israel the age of an adult is 18 – even though Israel is a signatory to the International Convention of the Rights of the Child, which defines all children as under 18 years old. Moreover, Palestinian children over 14 years old are tried as adults in Israeli military court, and they are often put into prisons with adults. These are also violations of international law.
http://newstandardnews.net/content/ion/index.cfm/bulletin/6927
Human rights groups have documented reports of widespread, systematic violations of international law and mistreatment of minors in the detention centers and prison camps holding Palestinian captives of the Israeli military. Reported violations include the interrogation and torture of children held in deplorable living conditions with no access to fair trials.
Under Israeli military orders in force inside the occupied West Bank and Gaza, any Palestinian over the age of 16 is considered an adult, while inside Israel the age of an adult is 18 – even though Israel is a signatory to the International Convention of the Rights of the Child, which defines all children as under 18 years old. Moreover, Palestinian children over 14 years old are tried as adults in Israeli military court, and they are often put into prisons with adults. These are also violations of international law.
http://newstandardnews.net/content/ion/index.cfm/bulletin/6927