The Defence for Children - Palestine Section, is calling for a UN investigation into the detention of children by Israeli security forces.
Commenting on the report produced by the organisation, leading international human rights lawyer, Sir Geoffrey Bindman, who also represents Action for Palestinian Children says:
"This shocking report discloses persuasive evidence that confessions in Hebrew are extracted and signed under torture despite the children often not understanding the language. A particularly disturbing claim in the report is that 47.5% (19) of the children interviewed suffered such abuses in the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The treatment of these children, according to the report, systematically violates the UN Convention against Torture and the Fourth Geneva Convention. The international community must insist that the perpetrators of such abuses are brought to justice and if the abuses continue effective sanctions must be imposed."
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