Palestinian Children Detained Oppressively in Isolation

This piece was reprinted by OpEd News with permission or license. It may not be reproduced in any form without permission or license from the source.

Article 15 of the UN Convention Against Torture states:

"Each State Party shall ensure that any statement which is established to have been made as a result of torture shall not be invoked as evidence in any proceedings, except against a person accused of torture as evidence that the statement was made."

In custody, children endure:

• 
  
• blindfolding and painful shackling; 

• beatings; 

• violent shaking;

• sleep deprivation; 

• solitary confinement; 

• other forms of sensory deprivation;

• no food and water for extended periods; 

• poor quality or inedible food when gotten;

• no access to toilets, showers and clean clothes; 

• exposure to extreme heat or cold; 

• painful stress positions for extended periods;

• sexual abuse; 

Next Page  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8

(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).