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Every child deprived of his or her liberty shall have the right to prompt access to legal and other appropriate assistance...."
CRC also mandates detention as a last resort for the shortest possible time. Israel does it preemptively, repressively, and irresponsibly to harass, abuse, inflict bodily and emotional harm, torture or kill - legalized by authorities decades ago, including harming children with:
-- bad food and unsafe water;
-- poor healthcare or lack of it;
-- bad sanitation and hygiene;
-- insect infested cells;
-- cramped and crowded conditions;
-- inadequate air and light;
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