Tuesday October 30, 2007

The Wa’ed Society for political prisoners and ex-prisoner, reported on Monday that the Israeli army continued its violations against the Palestinian people, continued the arrest campaign, and that currently there are 360 Palestinian children still imprisoned in several Israeli prisons and detention facilities.

The Society slammed the illegal Israeli military practices against the Palestinian people and added that Palestinian children are repeatedly targeted by the army in the occupied territories.

The Society also stated that the army kidnapped nearly 7000 Palestinians since the beginning of the Al Aqsa Intifada in September 28, 2000.

The number of Palestinian children currently imprisoned by Israel is 360, the society said, and added that the imprisoned children are facing harsh conditions, mistreatment and repeated attacks.

Half of the detained children were sentenced by military courts while the other half is still detained, awaiting trial or under interrogation.

The Society stated that the Israeli prison authorities are barring child detainees from their visitations rights, in addition to not providing them with decent meals and are placing them with adult Israeli prisoners who are detained for criminal conducts.

The children are also not allowed to meet with their lawyers on regular basis, repeatedly confined to solitary and subjecting to insults by the soldiers.

The Society voiced an appealed to human rights groups to expose the illegal Israeli practices against the detainees, especially the children, and demanded legal organizations, local and international human right institutions to act against these practices and to ensure that the detainees receive their rights in accordance to the international law and the basic principle of human rights.