Friday, September 17, 2010

Petition to Ban Ki-moon; Regarding Israeli Occupation Forces Sexually Abuse of Palestinian Children in Israeli Custody

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* Target: UNITED NATIONS: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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Israel Occupation Forces are sexually abusing and molesting Palestinian children who are in their custody. Over 7,000 children had been arrested since September 2000, the beginning of the second Intifada. About 360 were still held, some as young as 10, treated as harshly as adults, in violation of international law requiring special treatment for children.

UNICEF: Convention on the Rights of the Child

The articles of the Convention may be grouped into four categories of rights and a set of guiding principles:
1. Guiding principles (http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Guiding_Principles.pdf): The guiding principles of the Convention include non-discrimination; adherence to the best interests of the child; the right to life, survival and development; and the right to participate. They represent the underlying requirements for any and all rights to be realized.
2. Survival and development rights (http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Survival_Development.pdf): These are rights to the resources, skills and contributions necessary for the survival and full development of the child. They include rights to adequate food, shelter, clean water, formal education, primary health care, leisure and recreation, cultural activities and information about their rights. These rights require not only the existence of the means to fulfil the rights but also access to them. Specific articles address the needs of child refugees, children with disabilities and children of minority or indigenous groups.
3. Protection rights (http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Protection_list.pdf): These rights include protection from all forms of child abuse, neglect, exploitation and cruelty, including the right to special protection in times of war and protection from abuse in the criminal justice system.
4. Participation rights (http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Participation.pdf): Children are entitled to the freedom to express opinions and to have a say in matters affecting their social, economic, religious, cultural and political life. Participation rights include the right to express opinions and be heard, the right to information and freedom of association.  Engaging these rights as they mature helps children bring about the realization of all their rights and prepares them for an active role in society.

The Israel Occupation Forces have broken and abused every principle of human rights in respect to the children of Palestine.Israel Occupation Forces are sexually abusing and molesting Palestinian children who are in their custody. Over 7,000 children had been arrested since September 2000, the beginning of the second Intifada. About 360 were still held, some as young as 10, treated as harshly as adults, in violation of international law requiring special treatment for children.


"We the undersigned and citizens of the world are gravely concerned for the physical health and psychological wellbeing of the children of Palestine.

The Israel Occupation Forces have arrested over 7,000 children since September 2000, and it is well known that these children are violated and sexually abused while in IOF custody. Hundreds of complaints have been made but the IOF seems to get away with impunity after impunity. They are arrogant and think themselves above the law, as well as international law.


The IOF must stop this violence towards children. They must be held accountable for the physical and emotional damage they have committed upon the thousands of children who have suffered at their hands.
 

If you will not help stop Israel in its evil endeavors upon Palestine, Secretary-General Ki-moon, and you will not demand an end to the Israeli Siege upon Gaza, the very least you must do, is stop the violent sexual abuse the IOF is committing upon children.The Palestinian Children's human rights have been completely compromised and ignored by Israel.
 

The damage done to these children is inhumane and appalling. The Israel Occupation Forces must stop preying upon and violating children. They must be held accountable and  forced to pay for their criminal acts. They must be arrested and tried in an international criminal court and sentenced accordingly for their horrific crimes. 
  

Hiyam Noir

Comment:
"The depraved shallow Zionist state of "Israel" have no boundaries.It was erected from terrorism.It does not foster a spiritual, humanistic academic foundation in it's children, but psychotic ideological venom, racism and hatred. After more than 60 years of occupation the Palestinian trauma from rape and death is deeply rooted, the damage is done also to future generations."
H.N. September 17 2010



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