Investigate International crimes in Israel prisons for Palestinian people
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Amid ongoing concerns about the situation in Israel, where over 10,000 Palestinians have been arrested, with a significant number being children, without due cause, we urgently call for your agency's attention to address this distressing issue.
International Laws of Relevance:
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Geneva Conventions
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
International Agencies Urgently Needed:
(UNICEF)
OHCHR
(ICRC)
(UNHCR)
(ILO)
(WHO)
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
We urgently request your agency's intervention to investigate the circumstances surrounding the arbitrary arrests and detention of Palestinians, particularly minors, within Israeli territories.The reported lack of due process and the detention of children without proper cause or fair trial is a grave concern that demands swift attention.