In this episode, we invite you to spend the day with Defense for Children International - Palestine's Documentation Unit and experienced field researchers as they gather evidence of human rights violations against children in the occupied West

Episode 2: No way to treat a child: The Israeli military detention of Palestinian children

Sep 14th, 2022 25m 25s

Israel is the only country in the world that automatically and systematically prosecutes children in military courts that lack fundamental fair trial rights and protections. In this episode, we discuss the process and context in which Israeli m

Episode 5: Advocating for Palestinian children in Congress

Sep 14th, 2022 35m 6s

In 2018, we marked a historic moment when Rep. Betty McCollum, with support from us, introduced H.R. 2407, a bill which prohibits US taxpayer funding for the military detention of children by any country. In this episode, we speak with Brad Par

Episode 1: Introduction to child rights and international law

Sep 14th, 2022 23m 3s

Where do rights come from, and why are they important? In the first episode of our podcast, we explore the genesis of child rights in international law, and illustrate how these rights come under attack in the context of Israel's occupation of

Episode 6: Not fit for a human: The solitary confinement of children

Sep 14th, 2022 8m 6s

Since 2016 at least 108 Palestinian children have been held in solitary confinement by Israeli forces. In one case, for a period of 30 days. In this special, immersive episode, former Palestinian child prisoner Mahmoud talks us through his expe

Episode 4: Spotlight: Interview with a former Palestinian child prisoner

Sep 14th, 2022 12m 13s

Majdi was only 13 years old when he was detained for the first time by Israeli authorities and imprisoned in Israel's military detention system, which is notorious for widespread and systematic ill-treatment of children. In this episode, he wal

Episode 3: Education under occupation

Sep 14th, 2022 17m 11s

In this third episode, we are joined by Mr. Yasser, a Palestinian headteacher and his student, Ameer Awais, from al Sawiya al Lubban Secondary School in the occupied West Bank. They talk to us about the many obstacles Palestinian children face

Episode 7: Children under attack: Israeli settler violence

Sep 14th, 2022 11m 12s

Since 1967, Israel has aggressively pursued a policy of settlement expansion throughout the occupied Palestinian territory, resulting in extreme acts of violence towards Palestinian civilians, including children, and their property by settlers

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