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Human Rights
Children
Palestinian children suffer violations of their rights on a daily basis, violations that impact their lives, health, education, their standard of living, freedom of movement and education. Violations that impact their dreams, opportunities and future.
Recent killings
"Don't worry - it's just another Palestinian child's death", Leigh Brady (31 March 2006)
Palestinian children killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza, PCHR (7 March 2006)
UNICEF: "Sad day for children of Gaza", Unicef (7 March 2006)
Human Rights Watch: "Israeli military must account for killings of two children", HRW (8 February 2006)
Teenager killed at Israeli checkpoint, Laila El-Haddad (21 July 2005)
Second child from Balata refugee camp dies, ISM Nablus (12 July 2005)
One child dead, two critically injured as Israeli army attacks Balata, ISM Nablus (7 July 2005)
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| Palestinian children look at the Israeli soldiers during an operation in the village of Qabatya near the West bank city of Jenin December 14, 2005. (MAANnews/Mohamad Torkoman) |
Israeli military murders school children at anti-Wall protest, ISM (4 May 2005)
Killing of Palestinian girl shatters family, Laila El-Haddad (3 February 2005)
Israeli forces kill another Palestinian girl inside school, PCHR (31 January 2005)
Israeli troops kill Palestinian girl in the Gaza Strip, Khalid Amayreh (26 January 2005)
Parents petition Israeli High Court over daughter killed by Israeli army, PCATI (23 January 2005)
General
Israel's Violations of the Right to Life: Palestinian Child Fatalities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory during 2006, Defence for Children International/Palestine Section (1 May 2007) [PDF]
The ongoing betrayal of Palestinian children, Adri Nieuwhof and Jeff Handmaker (29 January 2006)
The Wall and the psychological impact on children, Adri Nieuwhof (24 October 2005)
Five years of child rights abuses in Palestine, DCI-PS (29 September 2005)
Palestinian Children: Surviving the Present, Facing the Future, DCI-PS (26 July 2005)
Israel recruits Palestinian children to collaborate, DCI-PS (13 June 2005)
Children, PTSD, and the future of Palestine, GCMP (6 April 2005)
Victims of Violence, Ahmad Sub Laban (17 March 2005)
Lost childhood, DCI/PHR/GMHP (16 March 2004)
Rights of Palestinian children "compromised", Save the Children (9 March 2004)
Stolen Youth: The Politics of Israel’s Detention of Palestinian Children, Adam Hanieh, Adah Kay and Catherine Cook, Pluto Press (March 2004)
UN factsheet on children in the occupied Palestinian territories (PDF) United Nations (1 June 2004)
Children under siege, Amnesty International (27 November 2003)
The effects of Israel's Operation Defensive Shield on Palestinian children living in the West Bank, Samia Halileh (29 June 2002)
Through the Eyes of a Child: The lacking of psychological support for children of the Arab community, Arab Association for Human Rights (8 December 2000)
Violations of Palestinian children's rights
Gaza and the children who did not visit the sea for 5 years, Mona El-Farra (15 September 2005)
Children of Gaza happy for "Bigger Prison", Sami Abu Salem (12 September 2005)
Israeli rights group: "Trigger-happy attitude among Israeli soldiers", B'Tselem (24 November 2004)
Iman: Executing another child in Rafah, Omar Barghouti (29 October 2004)
Girl shot in UNRWA school dies, UNRWA (13 October 2004)
Double standards that kill, Hasan Abu Nimah (13 October 2004)
Israeli gunfire hits 11-year old girl sitting at her desk in an UNRWA school, UNRWA (12 October 2004)
Youth in Gaza bear the brunt of Israeli war crimes, 20 children killed in current invasion, DCI/PS (5 October 2004)
Girl's life ended by Israeli bullets, Sami Abu Salem (25 September 2004)
Israeli forces kill Palestinian child in Khan Yunis, PCHR (2 May 2004)
Seven children killed and one boy used as human shield by Israeli forces, OMCT (30 April 2004)
Palestinian Children's Day 2004, DCI-PS (5 April 2004)
Commission starts general debate on violation of human rights in the occupied territories, UNHCHR (24 March 2004)
Special Rapporteur on the situation in occupied Palestine submits report, UN News (19 March 2004)
Israeli policies hurting Palestinian children, UN expert on right to food says, UN (12 November 2003)
Israel expelled Palestinian father of five from Jerusalem, JCSER (27 September 2003)
Israel destroys apartment building in Nablus, 50 Palestinians, mostly children homeless, PCHR (5 September 2003)
Police raid Palestinian cultural summer camp after accusations of incitement, Ittijah (1 August 2003)
Israeli closures spur phenomenon of Palestinian "one-shekel-kids", DCI/PS (12 June 2003)
Gaza: Israeli forces kill 9 Palestinians, including three children, PCHR (17 March 2003)
Arrest and detention
'Annan's Story: Freedom stolen at thirteen, Maureen Clare Murphy and Zachary Wales (9 March 2006)
Over 200 Palestinian children arrested in two months, DCI-PS (3 March 2006)
Child Prisoners Briefing, DCI-PS (15 December 2003)
More Palestinian children taken into custody, DCI-PS (23 September 2003)
Israeli government leaves Palestinian child detainees out of prisoner release, DCI-PS (6 August 2003)
Israeli government fails to release child detainees - 330 still in custody, DCI/PS (7 June 2003)
Arrest and detention: A measure of first resort for Palestinian children, DCI-PS (31 May 2003)
Curfews and Closures
UNICEF brings critical supplies to the isolated children of Al-Mawasi, UNICEF (30 March 2005)
Children in Bethlehem under siege, Rifat Odeh Kassis (23 December 2003)
Growing up under curfew, Save the Children (30 April 2003)
80 percent of Palestinians killed by IDF while enforcing curfew are children, B'Tselem (16 October 2002)
Thousands of Palestinian Children Denied Access to Schools, UNICEF (2 October 2002)
Education
Safe-play havens for Palestinian children living in conflict zones, Sabine Dolan, UNRWA (3 January 2006)
More than just school, UNRWA (27 December 2005)
Palestinian children's right to quality education, Monica Awad (23 November 2005)
The Wall - an obstacle to educating Palestinian youth, Adri Nieuwhof and Jeff Handmaker (8 November 2005)
UNICEF starts distrubution of 40,000 school bags in Gaza Strip, UNICEF (19 October 2004)
More than 1 million Palestinian children return to school, UNICEF (3 September 2005)
Palestinian Education in Disarray, Elia Zureik, CAUT (May 2002)
The under-reporting of Israel's repression of Palestinian education, Arjan El Fassed (24 March 2001)
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| In the occupied Palestinian territories, just the act of reaching school is an ordeal and frequently very risky. (PCHR) |
BY TOPIC: Education
Coverage Trends
Study Reveals TV News Vastly Underreports Palestinian Children's Deaths, If Americans Knew (10 May 2005)
Examiner ad demonizes Palestinian children, Ali Abunimah (25 January 2005)
Child rights groups appeal against biased reporting on Palestinian children, DCI/NPA (25 March 2004)
Palestinian parents blamed for their children's deaths during street clashes, Nigel Parry and Laurie King-Irani (12 April 2001)
The under-reporting of Israel's repression of Palestinian education, Arjan El Fassed (24 March 2001)
Diaries from Palestine
Guava in Jabalia: First Bite, Last Breath, Sami Abu Salem (20 October 2004)
Coping with Conflict, Hler Gudjonsonn (2 April 2004)
Nablus: 'Open our schools, we want to learn', Ghadeer Shaka'a (20 September 2002)
'Get the soldiers out of my town, I want to live too', Ghadeer Shaka'a (14 September 2002)
Nablus: 'I want to go to school', Arjan El Fassed (12 September 2002)
Don't cheat, Arjan El Fassed (17 June 2002)
Faculty, staff and students of Birzeit University, Dalia Habash (3 April 2002)
Websites
Defense for Children International - Palestine Section
UNICEF
UN Documents on Palestinian children
Ansar Center
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