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C O N T E N T S

12 to 15 year olds

Girls in detention

 Administrative detention

Recent case summaries

Other developments

Recommendations

Detention Bulletin September 2011

This month saw a decrease in the

number of children prosecuted in the

Israeli military courts and imprisoned.

The detention figures fell by nine

percent (16 children) compared with

the previous month. During the same

period, the number of young children

(12-15 years) in detention increased by

three percent (one child).

On 7 September, DCI submitted acomplaint  to the Israeli authorities onbehalf 17-year-old Ahmad R. Thecomplaint requests that the JudgeAdvocate General opens aninvestigation into allegations thatAhmad was mistreated by Israelisoldiers in May 2011.

September 2011 - OverviewAlso in September, a group of senior Ulawyers, including the Shadow Attorne

 – General Baroness Scotland, visitedIsrael and the Occupied PalestiniaTerritory to review the situation facingPalestinian children prosecuted in Israemilitary courts.

On 27 September, the Israeli militar

authorities issued Military Order 1676raising the age of majority in the militarcourts from 16 to 18 years. DCwelcomes the change but continues tohold serious concerns regarding thetreatment of Palestinian children ayoung as 12 years in the military courtsOf particular concern are persistencredible reports of torture and iltreatment, and the interrogation o

children in the absence of their parents

General detentio

figur

DETENTION FIGURES

164 children detained ( 9%)

35 aged 12-15 ( 3%)

0 girls in detention

0 children in administrativedetention

Caption describing picture or graphic.

September 2011

  The Guardian  –   Palestinian

children woken in night tobe photographed bysoldiers 

  Middle East Monitor   –  Forget the distractions; therealities of Israel‟s

occupation demand itsend 

  The Independent  –   Militarywhistleblower tells of„indiscriminate‟ Israeli

attacks 

  In their own Words: A reporton the situation facingPalestinian childrendetained in occupied EastJerusalem (September 2011) 

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Number of Palestinian children in Israeli detention: Jan 2008 – Sep 2011

0

100

200

300

400

500

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

200

200

201

201

 

East Jerusalem - Photo credit: GhtH

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Each year approximately 700 Palestinian children, some as young as 12 yeaare detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system.

The most common charge is for throwing stones. The overwhelming majoritythese children are detained inside Israel in contravention of Article 76 of tFourth Geneva Convention.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec A

2008 327 307 325 327 337 323 324 293 304 297 327 342 3

2009 389 423 420 391 346 355 342 339 326 325 306 305 3

2010 318 343 342 335 305 291 284 286 269 256 228 213 2

2011 222 221 226 220 211 209 202 180 164 - - - 2

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec A

2008 38 40 45 39 37 34 33 21 23 23 25 30 32

2009 50 54 53 47 39 47 42 39 40 44 41 42 44

2010 44 41 39 32 25 23 18 20 32 34 32 30 31

2011 34 45 45 37 38 38 40 34 35 - - - 38

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Av

2008 2 3 3 4 3 6 6 5 6 6 5 7 4.

2009 5 7 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 0 0 0 3.

2010 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.

2011 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Av

2008 18 3 13 12 10 13 13 13 11 8 5 6 10

2009 5 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1.

2010 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1.

2011 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.

12-15 year olds 

In September there was a smallincrease in the number of young

children (12-15 years) being

prosecuted in Israeli military courts

and receiving custodial sentences

in prisons inside Israel. As at the end

of September, there were 35 young

children in detention, an increase

of one child (3%) from the previous

month.

Total number of Palestinian children in Israeli detention at the end of each mon

since Jan 2008 - Note: These figures are not cumulative

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TotalAccording to the latest figures

compiled by DCI-Palestine fromsources including the Israeli Prison

Service (IPS) and Israeli army

temporary detention facilities,

there were 164 Palestinian children

(12-17 years) in Israeli detention at

the end of September 2011. This

represents a decrease of 16

children (9%) from the previous

month.

September 2011

IN FIGURES

Number of young (12-15) Palestinians in Israeli detention at the end of ea

month since Januar 2008 - Note: These figures are not cumulative

Girls in detention 

There are currently no Palestinian

girls being held in Israeli detention

facilities.

Administrative detention

There are currently no Palestinian

children being held without charge

or trial in Israeli administrative

detention.

Number of Palestinian girls in Israeli detention at the end of each month sin

January 2008 - Note: These figures are not cumulative

Number of Palestinian children held in Israeli administrative detention at the e

of each month since January 2008 - Note: These figures are not cumulative

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Urgent Appeals

  UA 4/11  – Children of Azzun  UA 3/11  – Settler violence  UA 2/11  – Children of Silwan  UA 4/10  – Children of the Gravel

Voices from the Occupation

  Voices  – Nadeem and Jihad  Voices  – Sexual assault   Voices  – 7-year-old summonsed 

  Voices  – Confession in Hebrew 

  Voices  – The cost of settlements   Voices - Prison visits   Voices  – House arrest, no school   Voices  – Electric shocks   Voices  – Electric shocks   Voices  – Silwan, East Jerusalem 

  Voices  – Silwan, East Jerusalem 

  Voices  – Silwan, East Jerusalem 

 Voices  – Admin. Detention 

  Voices  – Silwan, East Jerusalem 

  Voices  – Silwan, East Jerusalem 

  Voices  – Taken to a settlement   Voices  – Silwan, East Jerusalem 

  Voices  – Silwan, East Jerusalem 

  Voices  – Silwan, East Jerusalem 

  Voices  – Silwan, East Jerusalem 

  Voices  – Silwan, East Jerusalem 

  Voices  – Silwan, East Jerusalem 

  Voices  –  9-year-old arrested 

  Voices  – 12-year-old from Azzun 

  Voices  – Boy from Qalandiya 

Case summaries

Lawyers and fieldworkers for DCI-Palestine collect sworn affidavitsfrom Palestinian children in prison

and upon their release. Theseaffidavits are taken in Arabic andfurther reviewed by trained staffto determine appropriate followup action. Each year, around 100of these affidavits are translatedinto English from which these briefcase summaries are produced.Additional case summaries areavailable upon request.

Ibrahim Z.  – (16 years)

On 6 September 2011, a 16-year-old boy from Beit Hannina, East Jerusalem, is arreste

Israeli police at 6:00 am:

Four policemen arrested Ibrahim from his home  –  Refused to say why he was b

arrested - When Ibrahim's father asked to see an arrest warrant he was told to 'shut

Ibrahim was handcuffed with his hands in front and taken to Al Mascobiyya interroga

centre – He was kicked several times when being taken out of the vehicle - Ibrahim

kept standing for three hours whilst still handcuffed - Interrogated and accuse

throwing stones at the new tram operating in East Jerusalem - Denied the accus

and he was then slapped in the face by the interrogator - Ibrahim's father was

allowed into the interrogation room but was removed shortly afterwards for asking

interrogator not to shout at his son - After his father left the room, the interrogator a

started to hit Ibrahim and threatened to give him an electric shock if he did not con

Ibrahim confessed to throwing a stone at a police car because he was scared - Ibr

also signed documents written in Hebrew which he did not understand - curre

detained in Al Mascobiyya - At no time was Ibrahim informed of his right to silence.

Abed D.  – (15 years)

On 14 September 2011, a 15-year-old boy from Azzun, in the West Bank, is arreste

Israeli soldiers at 2:00 am:

Soldiers arrived at the house at 2:00 am and led Abed outside – Hands tied with a splastic cord behind his back and blindfolded – Slapped across the face – Forced to the floor of a military vehicle  –  Threatened  –  Transferred to Zufin settlement  – 

transferred to Ari‟el settlement –  Hands untied and blindfold removed for interrogatAccused of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails – Denied the accusations –  “You b

confess or I‟ll break your head” – Confessed to throwing stones because he was scaTransferred to Megiddo prison inside Israel, in violation of Article 76 of the Fourth GeConvention.

Rami D.  – (14 years)

On 21 September 2011, a 14-year-old boy from East Jerusalem is arrested at 5:00 a

and accused of throwing stones:

Rami woke to the sound of shouting in his house - He came out of his bedroom and

five Israeli soldiers - They told Rami's father that they had an arrest warrant but t

knocked him down when he asked to see it - "That is not your business" - Rami

handcuffed with his hands behind his back and taken outside to a waiting vehicle - In

the vehicle soldiers slapped him across the face and neck causing his head to bang

the window - transferred to Al Mascobiyya interrogation centre - On arrival at the ce

Rami was made to sit facing a wall for four hours with his hands still tied - After four hRami was taken for interrogation - Initially his father was not present - The interrog

accused him of throwing stones which he denied - The interrogator then started to

Rami - “I‟ll force you to confess because I have pictures that prove you threw stones

When Rami asked to see the photographs the interrogator beat him again and pus

him to the floor - The interrogator then grabbed Rami by the hair and put him bac

the chair - Rami's father was then allowed into the interrogation room and asked w

had happened to his son after he saw his face was red - the interrogator told Ra

father to "shut-up or leave" and they argued - Rami's father was then removed from

interrogation room - The interrogator then threatened Rami with 10 days imprisonm

and solitary confinement - Rami began to cry and the interrogator gave him so

papers in Hebrew to sign but he refused - Rami was not informed of his right to silence

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Recommendations

No child should be prosecuted in military courts which lack comprehensive fair tr

and juvenile justice standards. DCI-Palestine recommends that as a minimu

safeguard in the light of consistent reports of ill-treatment and torture, the following:

1.  Ensure that no child is interrogated in the absence of a lawyer of their choice a

family member;

2.  Ensure that all interrogations of children are audio-visually recorded;

3.  Ensure that all evidence suspected of being obtained through ill-treatment

torture be rejected by the military courts;

4.  Ensure that all credible allegations of ill-treatment and torture be thoroughly an

impartially investigated and those found responsible for such abuse be brought

 justice. 

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Media Archive: 2009-2011

  The Independent 

  Time 

  BBC 

  BBC Radio

  Haaretz 

  AlJazeera 

  Haaretz 

  Haaretz 

  Haaretz 

  ABC Radio   Haaretz 

  Haaretz 

  Haaretz 

  Haaretz 

  Haaretz 

  Haaretz 

  CNN 

  AFP 

  Haaretz 

  Channel 2 (Israel) 

  Haaretz 

  Jerusalem Post 

  AFP 

  Haaretz 

 Politics.Co.UK 

  Haaretz 

  MEP 

  UK MP 

  Haaretz 

  Aljazeera 

  Palestine Note 

  BBC 

  Aljazeera 

  The Guardian 

  IRIN 

  The National 

  The Economist 

  The Independent 

  The Independent 

For further information please readDCI-Palestine‟s report on Palestinian

child prisoners:

Child detention report:  PalestinianChild Prisoners: The systematic and

institutionalised ill-treatment and

torture of Palestinian children by

Israeli authorities 

To subscribe, go to www.dci-

pal.org. For further information

contact an advocacy officer at

ria@dci-pal.org 

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture: Abolish solitary confinement for children

In September, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuma

or degrading treatment or punishment, Juan E. Méndez, submitted an interi

report to the General Assembly focusing on the use of solitary confinemen

(A/66/268). In his report, the Special Rapporteur stated that: “the imposition

solitary confinement, of any duration, on juveniles is cruel, inhuman

degrading treatment and violates article 7 of the International Covenant oCivil and Political Rights and article 16 of the Convention against Torture

Accordingly, the Special Rapporteur concluded that the use of solita

confinement for children should be abolished. This conclusion confirm

statements made by the Committee on the Rights of the Child which he

that placing children in solitary confinement must be “strictly forbidden

(General Comment No. 10 – paragraph 89)

New report submitted to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

On 22 September 2011, DCI-Palestine submitted a report  to the U

highlighting the situation facing Palestinian children detained in Ea

Jerusalem.

The report covers a six month period between 1 January and 30 June 201

during which time DCI-Palestine represented 118 children and collected 1

sworn testimonies. In 80 percent of the cases the children were accused o

throwing stones. The findings of the report based on 16 testimonies include:

  100% of children were not informed of their right to silence.

  69% of children were interrogated in the absence of their parents.

  50% of children reported being subjected to physical violence.

 44% of children reported being threatened.

  44% of children reported being shown, or signing, documentation writte

in Hebrew.

  31% of children reported being arrested at night.