News About Prisoners

Child prisoners swell in numbers amid reports of poor jail conditions

Ramallah, December 16, 2015—The number of Palestinian children held in Israeli custody doubled in October as child detainees reported physical violence, strip searches, and poor conditions at an Israeli prison opened to accommodate the increase. In October, the Israel Prison Service (IPS) opened a juvenile section at Givon prison, near the central city of Ramle, […]

DID YOU KNOW? Israel is the only country in the world that automatically prosecutes CHILDREN in military court! Since 2000

DID YOU KNOW? Israel is the only country in the world that automatically prosecutes CHILDREN in military court! Since 2000, at least 8.000 Palestinian children have been arrested and prosecuted in an Israeli military detention system notorious for the systematic ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children. Several hours after their arrest, children arrive at an […]

International Campaign to Release Child Detainees Launched by PA

The Palestinian Authority announced, on Wednesday, the launch of an international campaign aiming to pressure the Israeli government to release Palestinian child detainees, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said in a statement.   The Ministry of Education is sponsoring the campaign, entitled “Give Them Space to Learn and Play,” which will be launched across the occupied […]

Report: “Israel Kidnapped 1,000 Children In Less Than Two Months”

Translated By Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News (www.imemc.org): A statement issued by the head of the Research and Documentation Department at the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee, and a member of its follow-up committee in the Gaza Strip, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, called on the international community to act in protecting Palestinian children facing ongoing Israeli violations.   In […]

DETAINING DREAMS

Watch Videos DETAINING DREAMS IS AN INTIMATE NEW DOCUMENTARY FEATURING THE STORIES OF 4 PALESTINIAN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES UNDERGOING THE ORDEAL OF ISRAELI MILITARY DETENTION. SPONSORED BY: AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL – PALESTINE PRODUCED BY: AMR KAWJI

#UNDropG4S: Tell the United Nations to cut ties with Israel prison contractor G4S

United Nations agencies hold contracts worth over $22 million annually with G4S, a British-Danish company that is both the world’s largest security firm and its second-biggest private employer. G4S also equips and maintains Israeli detention centers and jails where Palestinians are held and tortured, as well as training facilities that prepare occupation forces for their […]