Supreme Court hears petition seeking social welfare reports at remand hearings in the military courts
[5 April 2018] – On 7 March 2018, Israel’s Supreme Court handed down a decision in a petition seeking an order requiring the production of social welfare reports at every remand hearing involving a child in the military courts in the West Bank. The petition sought to address a fundamental shortcoming in the military courts whereby the overwhelming majority of Palestinian children continue to be denied bail and are held in custody on remand pending the conclusion of legal proceedings.
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Newsletter - March 2018
At the end of February 2018, there were 356 Palestinian children held as 'security prisoners' in Israeli prisons. 51% of children were detained inside Israel in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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Canada responds to unlawful transfer question
[5 April 2018] – On 8 December 2015, MCW wrote to Canada’s then representative in Ramallah, Ms. Katherine Verrier-Fréchette, about Canada’s legal obligations under Article 146 of the Fourth Geneva Convention in relation to Israel’s policy of transferring Palestinian child detainees out of the West Bank.
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