Thursday, October 22, 2009
Palestinian children detained by Israeli Authorities
Mohammad Salem Abu Eid was 14 years old when he was detained by Israeli forces in February 2008 and accused of throwing stones at the Separation Wall, which cuts through the Palestinian West Bank. He was beaten, interrogated in the absence of a lawyer and family member, persuaded to sign a confession, prosecuted in a military court and sentenced to four months imprisonment. Whilst in prison, he received no education and no family visits.
Mohammad, accompanied by his mother, Sumya, will be speaking about his experiences on a tour of Liverpool, London, Sheffield and Oxford in November 2009. Also speaking will be: Jihad Alshomali, Juvenile (Justice Coordinator, Defence for Children International Palestine section) and Abdefattah Abusrour (President of Palestinian Theatre League).
Since September 2000, approximately 5,000 Palestinian children under the age of 18 have been arrested by the Israeli authorities in Occupied Palestine. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (Article 37b) states: ‘No child shall be deprived of his or her liberty unlawfully or arbitrarily’.
Monday 2nd November, 7.00 – 9.00 pm, at the Quaker Meeting House, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BT.