Israel is the only place in the world with a juvenile military court system
“Israel has the dubious distinction of being the only country in the world that automatically and systematically prosecutes children in military courts that lack fundamental fair trial rights and protections. Israel prosecutes between 500 and 700 Palestinian children in military courts each year.
Since 2000, Israeli military authorities have detained, interrogated, prosecuted, and imprisoned approximately 13,000 Palestinian children, according to estimates by DCIP.
Ill-treatment in the Israeli military detention system remains “widespread, systematic, and institutionalized throughout the process,” according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report Children in Israeli Military Detention Observations and Recommendations.
An average of 263 Palestinian children aged 12-17 years old were detained by Israeli authorities at any one time between January 2016 and September 2020, based on data released by the Israel Prison Service (IPS). During this period, an average of 51 young Palestinian children (12-15) were detained
. 3 out of 4 Palestinian child detainees experience physical violence at the hands of Israeli forces.
59% were arrested at night
86% were not informed of the reason for their arrest
97% had their hands bound
89% were blindfolded
75% were subjected to physical violence
58% were subjected to verbal abuse, humiliation, or intimidation during or after their arrest
54% were transferred from the place of their arrest on the floor of a military vehicle
80% were strip searched
42% were denied adequate food and water
31% were denied access to a toilet
66% were not properly informed of their rights
97% were interrogated without a family member present
55% were shown or made to sign a paper in Hebrew, a language most Palestinian children do not understand
36% were threatened or coerced
25% were subjected to stress positions
23% were detained in solitary confinement for interrogation purposes for a period of two or more days”
https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2023/israel-home-invasions-palestine-in-the-dead-of-night/
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-208566/
https://www.dci-palestine.org/military_detention
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-centre/press-releases/new-research-reveals-ongoing-violence-on-palestinian-children--
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/content/dam/gb/reports/defenceless_impact_of_detention_on_palestinian_children.pdf
Since 2000, Israeli military authorities have detained, interrogated, prosecuted, and imprisoned approximately 13,000 Palestinian children, according to estimates by DCIP.
Ill-treatment in the Israeli military detention system remains “widespread, systematic, and institutionalized throughout the process,” according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report Children in Israeli Military Detention Observations and Recommendations.
An average of 263 Palestinian children aged 12-17 years old were detained by Israeli authorities at any one time between January 2016 and September 2020, based on data released by the Israel Prison Service (IPS). During this period, an average of 51 young Palestinian children (12-15) were detained
. 3 out of 4 Palestinian child detainees experience physical violence at the hands of Israeli forces.
59% were arrested at night
86% were not informed of the reason for their arrest
97% had their hands bound
89% were blindfolded
75% were subjected to physical violence
58% were subjected to verbal abuse, humiliation, or intimidation during or after their arrest
54% were transferred from the place of their arrest on the floor of a military vehicle
80% were strip searched
42% were denied adequate food and water
31% were denied access to a toilet
66% were not properly informed of their rights
97% were interrogated without a family member present
55% were shown or made to sign a paper in Hebrew, a language most Palestinian children do not understand
36% were threatened or coerced
25% were subjected to stress positions
23% were detained in solitary confinement for interrogation purposes for a period of two or more days”
https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2023/israel-home-invasions-palestine-in-the-dead-of-night/
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-208566/
https://www.dci-palestine.org/military_detention
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-centre/press-releases/new-research-reveals-ongoing-violence-on-palestinian-children--
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/content/dam/gb/reports/defenceless_impact_of_detention_on_palestinian_children.pdf
