A Call to Advocate for Palestinian Children
Please take the time to learn more about this issue and to advocate for ending the ill-treatment of Palestinian children in military detention.
I am writing, as a person of faith who feels a responsibility to care for the most weak and vulnerable members of society, to express my concern about Palestinian children held in Israeli custody and to ask you to attend an important Congressional briefing on this topic on June 2.
A 2013 UNICEF report states, ?Ill-treatment of Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system appears to be widespread, systematic and institutionalized.? While noting positive progress on some fronts, a UNICEF update this year states, ?The data demonstrates the need for further actions to improve the protection of children in military detention, as reports of alleged ill-treatment of children during arrest, transfer, interrogation and detention have not significantly decreased in 2013 and 2014.?
To learn more about this issue I urge you or your staff to attend the Congressional briefing, ?International Juvenile Justice Reform: Children in Israeli Military Detention,? on Tuesday, June 2, at 9:30 AM in the Capitol Visitors Center, Congressional Meeting Room North. Among the featured speakers will be a Palestinian-American who will provide a first-hand account from a child?s perspective and examine the effects of detention.
Please take the time to learn more about this issue and to advocate for ending the ill-treatment of Palestinian children in military detention.
A 2013 UNICEF report states, ?Ill-treatment of Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system appears to be widespread, systematic and institutionalized.? While noting positive progress on some fronts, a UNICEF update this year states, ?The data demonstrates the need for further actions to improve the protection of children in military detention, as reports of alleged ill-treatment of children during arrest, transfer, interrogation and detention have not significantly decreased in 2013 and 2014.?
To learn more about this issue I urge you or your staff to attend the Congressional briefing, ?International Juvenile Justice Reform: Children in Israeli Military Detention,? on Tuesday, June 2, at 9:30 AM in the Capitol Visitors Center, Congressional Meeting Room North. Among the featured speakers will be a Palestinian-American who will provide a first-hand account from a child?s perspective and examine the effects of detention.
Please take the time to learn more about this issue and to advocate for ending the ill-treatment of Palestinian children in military detention.
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