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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

Other developments

Recommendations

Detention Bulletin September 2010

For the first time in September, DCI-

Palestine documented  three cases of

children reporting being given electric

shocks by Israeli interrogators in Ari’el 

Settlement. The children, one as young

as 14-years, were each accused of

throwing stones at a settler by-pass

road in the occupied West Bank.

Following the electric shocks, the boys

provided their interrogators with

confessions, although they maintain

their innocence.

September 2010 - overview

Although the total number of children

Israeli detention fell by six percent

September, the number of young child

(12-15 years) in detention increased by

percent.

In September, DCI-Palestine and PC

continued to demand an investigation

reports that an Israeli interrogator in settlement of Gush Etzion attached

battery jump leads to the genitals of a

year-old boy in order to obtain

confession to stone throwing.

General detentiofigur

DETENTION FIGURES 

269 children detained ( 6%)

32 aged 12-15 ( 60%)

2 children in administrative

detention

Caption describing picture or 

graphic.

September 2010

  Joint letter to Netanyahu 

  Sexual assault complaint 

  Electric shocks used on

interrogated children and

threats of rape continue to

be used 

  Moatasem receives 3rd 

administrative detention

order 

  DCI Violations Bulletin 

  New media 

CNN 

AFP 

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Number of Palestinian children in Israeli detention: Jan 2008 – Sep 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

Al Am’ari refugee camp, Ramallah,

Occupied Palestinian Territory  –  photo credit: GhtH

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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 318 343 342 335 305 291 284 286 269 3

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 39 32 25 23 18 20 32 30

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 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1.

12-15 year olds 

DCI-Palestine remains concerned atthe number of young children (12-

15 years) being prosecuted in Israeli

military courts and receiving

custodial sentences inside Israel. As

at 30 September 2010, there were

32 young children in Israeli

detention, an increase of 12

children (60 percent) from the

previous 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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Total

According to the latest figures

compiled by DCI-Palestine fromsources including the Israeli Prison

Service (IPS) and Israeli army

detention facilities, there were 269

Palestinian children (12-17 years) in

Israeli detention on 30 September 

2010. This represents a reduction of

17 children (six percent) from the

previous month.

SEPTEMBER 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 

No Palestinian girls were held inIsraeli detention facilities in

September 2010.

Administrative detention

On 26 September 2010, MoatasemNazzal (UA 3/10) was issued with a

third administrative detention order 

for three months. Moatasem has

now been held without charge or 

trial since 10 March 2010. On 26

February 2010, Emad Al-Ashhab (17)

received the first of three

administrative detention orders.

Emad may now be released on 3

November 2010.

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.

‘If you don’t confess you

threw stones, I’ll beat the

hell out of you.’ 

Israeli interrogator 

Ofer Prison

MEDIA ARCHIVE: 2009-2010

  The Independent   Time 

  BBC 

  BBC Radio   Haaretz

   AlJazeera   Haaretz 

  Haaretz 

  Haaretz 

  ABC Radio 

  Haaretz   Haaretz 

  Haaretz 

  Haaretz 

  Haaretz 

  Haaretz   CNN 

 AFP 

Raed R. - (14 years)

On 5 August 2010, a 14-year-old boy was arrested with three other boys near a settle

by-pass road between Qalqiliya and Nablus, in the occupied West Bank:

Four boys were walking near the road used by settlers when an Israeli army jeep passe

by. One boy waved at the jeep ‘just for fun.’ The jeep turned around and chased th

boys and was joined by a number of other jeeps. The boys were detained and taken the nearby Israeli settlement of Zufin. The boys report that their hands were painfully tie

behind their backs and they were blindfolded. They were given a cursory medic

check and transferred to Ari'el settlement, in the occupied West Bank. Raed wa

interrogated by two interrogators, one of which introduced himself as 'Zaid Eqtaish

Threat of electrocution made Raed confess to throwing stones once. An interrogat

then slammed Raed’s head against cupboard and punched him in the stomach. Th

second interrogator then gave Raed an electric shock with a handheld devic

causing shivering and dizziness. Raed then signed a statement without reading

Transferred to Salem Interrogation and Detention Centre and then Megiddo priso

inside Israel, in contravention of Article 76 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.

Khalil Q. (13 years)

On 15 September 2010, a 13-year-old boy from Abu Dis, Occupied Palestinian Territor

arrested by Israeli soldiers at 1:00am and later accused of throwing a Molotov cocktai

Israeli soldiers smash windows and storm the family home at around 1:00am. The hou

then searched and the soldiers inform Khalil’s father that they will take his son

questioning and that he can accompany them. The arrest is video recorded by

soldiers. Khalil’s hands are tied and the hood of his jacket is placed over his eyes. K

and his father are then taken to Ma'ale Adumim settlement, in the occupied West B

Neither Khalil nor his father were informed why he was being arrested. Khalil was t

interrogated by man in civilian clothes whilst his father remained outside the room. K

reports feeling intimidated and he was threatened by the interrogator - 'Be stra

forward with me or I'll f**k you. Did you throw Molotov cocktails at the jeep in Abu D

Khalil denied all accusations. The interrogator then turned off the lights and threatene

hit Khalil with a chair and to lock him up for three years. The interrogator then told Kha

sign a six page document written in Hebrew and then he could go home with fat

Khalil signed the document without knowing its contents because he wanted to go ho

As of early October 2010, Khalil is still being detained in Ofer prison, in the occupied W

Bank.

Malek H. - (17 years)

On 27 August 2010, a 17-year-old boy from Ramallah was arrested by Israeli soldiers a

2:00am and accused of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails:

Around 30 soldiers surrounded Malek’s family home and present a document written

Hebrew. Malek’s hands are tied tightly behind his back and he is blindfolded. Male

asked for the ties to be loosened but the soldier refused. He was put in a military vehic

and transferred Ofer Prison, in the occupied West Bank. On arrival at Ofer a soldier h

Malek on the head with an object causing 'extreme pain'. Malek was then interrogate

by man in civilian clothes who threatened him with physical violence if he did n

confess to throwing stones. The interrogator then threatened Malek with rape - 'I'll f**

you with my d**k that is bigger than you'. This was followed by verbal insults including

'your mother's a c**t,’ followed by more threats - 'Ill put you in cell No 40 if you don

confess' – The interrogator accused Malek of throwing stones at Route 442, a road use

by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Malek was also accused of throwin

Molotov cocktails. He denied both accusations. The interrogation lasted for two hours.

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 DCI-Palestine and PCATI request investigation in assault case

On 15 August 2010, DCI-Palestine and PCATI submitted a  joint complaint to the Judg

Advocate General’s office (JAG) requesting an immediate investigation into a repo

that a 14-year-old boy was ill-treated and tortured during arrest and interrogation

May 2010. One of the allegations is that an interrogator in the Israeli settlement bloc

of Gush Etzion, in the occupied West Bank, attached car battery jump leads to th

boy’s genitals and threatened to electrify the cable. After further abuse, the bo

confessed to throwing stones, although he maintains that the only reason h

confessed was so as to stop the interrogation.

In response to the complaint, an Israeli investigator telephoned DCI-Palestine on

August and informed the organisation that if the boy insisted on being accompanie

by a lawyer ‘the complaint will be archived and the process terminated.’ The on

reason given as to why the boy could not be accompanied was that ‘the lawy

might affect the child’s testimony.’ However, no explanation or evidence w

provided to support this suggestion, and the decision appears to be arbitrary anunreasonable. In response to the above advice, DCI-Palestine and PCATI wrote 

JAG on 20 September requesting an immediate review of its verbal decision and

response in writing. DCI-Palestine is still waiting for a response.

Third administrative detention order for Moatasem  –  UA 3/10 

On 26 September 2010, Moatasem Nazzal received his third consecutiv

administrative detention order. Moatasem’s third order is for three months, subject

review by a military court. Moatasem has now been held without charge or trial sinc

10 March 2010, and may possibly be released on 26 December 2010. Pleas

continued to send Urgent Appeals (UA 3/10) on behalf of Moatasem.

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 choice an

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 thoroughly an

impartially investigated and those found responsible for such abuse be brought

 justice. 

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VOICES FROM THE OCCUPATION

  Voices  – Nadeem and Jihad

  Voices  – Sexual assault 

  Voices  – 7-year-old summonsed 

  Voices  – Confession in Hebrew 

  Voices  – The cost of settlements 

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URGENT APPEALS

  UA 1/10  – Al Jalazun

  UA 2/10  – Detention in Israel

  UA 3/10  – Admin. Detention

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For further information please read

DCI-Palestine’s 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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