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C O N T E N T S

General detention figures

12 to 15 year olds

Girls in detention

Administrative detention

Recent case summaries

Mass arrests

Other developments

Recommendations

Detention BulletinFebruary 2010

There were 343 Palestinian children

detained in Israeli prisons and

temporary detention centres at the

end of February 2010. This represents an

8% increase.

There were 41 young children aged 12-

15 detained at the end of February

2010, a slight decrease (three children)compared with the previous month.

There are currently no Palestinian girls

in Israeli detention facilities and no

January 2010 - overview

Palestinian children in Israeli administrat

detention.

Military Order 1644 purporting to estab

a juvenile military court has now been

operation for five months. However, D

Palestine lawyers have noticed f

substantive changes to the practice a

procedure in the military courts as a reof this order.

General detentiofigur

This interrogator will

beat you, so its better

for you to tell him

everything,

A.G. (14 years old)

Caption describing picture or

graphic.

Boy arrested by Israel

soldiers. Photo credit:

BBC

February 2010

343 children detained

41 aged 12-15

No girls in detention

No children in administrative

detention

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Number of Palestinian children in Israeli detention: Jan 2008 - Feb 2010

0

50

100

150200

250

300

350

400

450

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

200

200

201

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Each year approximately 700 Palestinian children, some as young as 12 yea

are detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system.

The most common charge is for throwing stones. The overwhelming majority

these children are detained inside Israel in contravention of Article 76 of t

Fourth 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

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

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

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

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

12-15 year olds

DCI-Palestine remains concernedby the high number of young

children between the ages of 12

and 15 being detained. At the end

of February 2010, 41 children in this

age category were being held in

Israeli detention facilities, a slight

decrease (three children)

compared with theprevious month.

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

since Jan 2008 - Note: These figures are not cumulative

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TotalAccording to the latest figures

compiled by DCI-Palestine from

sources including the Israeli Prison

Service and Israeli army detention

facilities, there were 343 Palestinian

children detained in Israeli prisons

and temporary detention centres

inside Israel and the OPT at the end

of February 2010. This represents an

8% increase compared with the

previous month.

FEBRUARY 2010

IN FIGURES

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

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

Girls in detention

There are currently no Palestiniangirls in Israeli detention facilities.

Administrative detention

There are currently no Palestinian

children in Israeli administrative

detention. However, there is still one

young adult being detained who

was a child when he received his

administrative detention order

(Rami Shilbayieh).

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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Case summaries

Lawyers and fieldworkers for DCI-

Palestine collect sworn affidavits

from Palestinian children in prison

and upon their release.

These affidavits are taken in Arabic

and further reviewed by trained

staff to determine appropriatefollow up action.

Each year, around 100 of these

affidavits are translated into English

from which these brief case

summaries are produced.

Additional case summaries are

available upon request.

I put on my clothes andasked the soldier to allow

me say goodbye to myfather and mother but herefused. He grabbed me

from the back and took meout of the house.

A.G. (14 years old)

When he first asked meabout throwing stones,Molotov cocktails andexplosive materials, I

denied it, but someone

behind me hit me on thehead. I became scared andtold him what he wanted tohear; though I did not throw

any stones, or Molotovcocktails or explosive

materials.

A.G. (14 years old)

A.G.

On 11 February 2010, a 14 year-old boy from the Al-Jalazun refugee camp is arreste

and accused of throwing stones, Molotov cocktails and possessing a knife:

At around 2:00am a large number of Israeli soldiers entered the family home

prevented from saying goodbye to parents - blindfolded and hands tied behind bac

- left out in the cold street for one hour - made to walk with other children to th

nearby settlement of Beit El - cursory medical examination - transfer to Binyamin PolicStation - interrogation - blindfold removed - three interrogators - slapped by on

interrogator - accused of throwing stones - denied the accusation - questioned abo

throwing Molotov cocktails and explosive devices - denied accusations - threatene

with beating - offered reduced sentence if confesses - hit on the head - confessed

accusations although maintains innocence - transfer to Ofer Prison - verbal abuse

your mothers a c**t, son of a whore' - beaten during transfer - made to strip in front

female soldier causing embarrassment - detained with adults - next court appearanc

on 15 April 2010.

K.D.

On 11 February 2010, a 15-year-old boy from the Al Jalazun refugee camp, is arreste

and accused of throwing stones, Molotov cocktails and planting an explosive device

At 2:30am, around 10 Israeli soldiers enter the house - two sons are beaten by soldiers

slapped and kicked - head slammed into wall - hands tied behind back an

blindfolded - beating continued out in the street - detained Ofer Prison next cou

appearance on 15 March 2010.

A.N.

On 11 February 2010, a 15-year-old boy from the Al-Jalazun refugee camp, is arreste

and accused of throwing stones, Molotov cocktails, membership of a banne

organisation and throwing two pipe bombs:

At 3:00am, soldiers arrest A.N. and his brother M.N. - blindfolded and hands tie

behind his back - mother asks soldiers what they want and is told to shut up - M.

returns around 8am having been beaten - taken to Beit El settlement and Ofer Prison

next court appearance on 11 March.

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Mass arrest of children from Al Jalazun refugee camp

On 11 February 2010, at least 17 children were arrested by soldiers in the middle of th

night from their homes in the Al Jalazun Camp, near Ramallah. DCI-Palestine ha

received reports that the arrests were accompanied by excessive violence whic

continued during the subsequent interrogations. The children are accused of vario

offences including throwing stones. This is not an isolated incident. On 29 Septemb

2009, DCI-Palestine submitted11 casesto the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture arisin

out of three incidents in 2009 where the Israeli army entered Palestinian villages in th

middle of the night and rounded up children en masse, accusing them of throwin

stones at the Wall and settler by-pass roads in the West Bank. DCI-Palestine has issue

an Urgent Appeal in the Al Jalazun caseUA 1/10. On 2 March 2010, in response to

Parliamentary question about the arrests, Britains Foreign Secretary, David Milliban

said he was not aware of the case but I shall certainly look into it. It is important tha

the message goes out very clearly that we expect all sides to live up to the

international, as well as domestic obligations, under international law.

Other developments

On 16 February 2010, Mohammad Baran (UA 3/09) was released after spendin

almost two years in Israeli administrative detention without charge or trial. Mohamma

was first arrested on 1 March 2008 and received seven administrative detentio

orders. DCI-Palestine issued an Urgent Appeal on behalf of Mohammad Baran an

submitted a complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Thank you

everybody who responded to the Urgent Appeal.

Recommendations

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

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

safeguard in the light of consistent reports of mistreatment and torture, that the Israe

authorities:

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

and family member;

2. Ensure that all interrogations of children are video 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 thorough

and impartially investigated and those found responsible for such abuse b

brought to justice.

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If you wish to take action, then

please consider lobbying your

elected representatives and

demand that pressure be applied

on Israeli authorities to cease the

practice of mistreating and

prosecuting Palestinian children asyoung as 12 in military courts, and

detaining them inside Israel.

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URGENT APPEALS

UA 1/10Al Jalazun

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For further information please read

DCI-Palestines latest report on

Palestinian child prisoners:

Palestinian Child Prisoners: The

systematic and institutionalised ill-

treatment and torture of Palestinian

children by Israeli authorities

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