Congressional briefing on child detention in Israel and Palestine

Join the American Friends Service Committee for a Congressional briefing on child detention in Israel and Palestine

International Juvenile Justice Reform: Children in Israeli Military Detention

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
9:30 – 10:45 am
Capitol Visitors Center, Congressional Meeting Room North

Each year hundreds of Palestinian children are arrested by Israeli forces and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system. The United Nations and many human rights groups are concerned by reports from Palestinian children that detail cruel punishments, substandard conditions, and a lack of basic fundamental due process rights in these military courts.

This briefing will discuss the legal and structural components of the military court system and situate the detention of Palestinian children within the larger context of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The briefing will provide a firsthand account from a child’s perspective and examine the effects of detention.

Opening remarks from Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)

Featured speakers:
Tariq Abu Khdeir and Suha Abu Khdeir, Palestinian-American family

Brad Parker, attorney and Senior Advocacy Officer, Defense for Children International – Palestine

Rabbi Brant Rosen, Midwest Regional Director, American Friends Service Committee

Joe Stork, Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch

Moderator: Jennifer Bing, American Friends Service Committee

Please RSVP to Jennifer Bing: JBing@afsc.org, 312-427-2533 x19