US State Department: Human Rights Report (March 2020)
The report covers violations in 2019 and considers the treatment of children in military detention. The report notes that Israel continues to apply two legal systems in the West Bank and child detainees are forcibly transferred violating the Fourth Geneva Convention. The report cites findings from 500 testimonies confirming the widespread use of blindfolds, ties, abuse and threats, as well as the denial of basic legal rights.
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Coronavirus update
[23 March 2020] – On 5 March 2020, the Israeli military authorities in the West Bank announced new measures in response to the Corona Virus.
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Newsletter - January/February 2020
At the end of January 2020, there were 183 Palestinian children held as 'security prisoners' in Israeli prisons. 70% of children were detained inside Israel in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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ICC update
[29 February 2020] – On 20 December 2019, the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) concluded her 5-year preliminary examination into Palestine and announced that “there is a reasonable basis to believe that war crimes have been or are being committed”.
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