HRW Laments Israel ‘Beating’ & ‘Threatening’ Palestinian Kids In Detention [View all]
Tactics used by the Israeli security forces to detain Palestinian children are coming under fire, with Human Rights Watch saying the youngsters are subject to “beatings” and “treated in ways that would terrify and traumatize an adult.”
The report accuses the Israeli authorities of numerous abuses of their powers. Not only are they being accused of physically abusing minors, but also of routinely interrogating children without a parent or guardian present. This is in breach of both Israeli and international law, which entitle children to extra protection.
Human Rights Watch’s Israel and Palestine director, Sari Bashi, spoke to RT and recalled an instance of police brutality against 15-year-old Fayez B. who was arrested in Hebron.
“In one of the cases, the child’s arrest was actually documented on video and seven very large police officers dressed in full riot gear are seen slapping, dragging and putting him into a chokehold – a child that weighs 53kg,” she said.
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