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From: http://samidoun.net/2018/01/french-intellectuals-statement-on-palestinian-child-prisoners-published-in-le-monde/

French intellectuals' statement on Palestinian child prisoners published in "The World"

25.1.2018

French academics and writers published in the world on 23 January, focusing on the case of Ahed Tamimiand the plight of the 360 ​​Palestinian child prisoners in Israeli prisons. The letter also highlights the case of Salah Hamouri , the French-Palestinian lawyer jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention. Hamouri's release and even the French government has agreed to the application of the law.

The statement follows below:

We call for the support and intervention of the President to stop the detention of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons. We would like to draw attention to the case of Ahed Tamimi, pursued by the Israeli government. Last 15 December, Mohammed Tamimi, 15, was hit in the head by a rubber-coated metal bullet fired by Israeli occupation army. The boy was in critical condition and his cousin Ahed Tamimi, age 16, was visibly upset by the announcement of his condition and the severity of his injuries.

This same unit of soldiers approached the family home and later, This time, the encounter was filmed by her mother and posted on social media, and it shows the courage of an unarmed teenager confronting two heavily armed soldiers.

On 19 December 2017, Ahed Tamimi was abducted from his home by the army and brought before a military court. The twelve counts of indictment brought against a sentence of 12 years in prison. Israeli military court deals with Palestinian prisoners, with a conviction rate of 99.74 percent. Thus, the future of Ahed Tamimi appears dark without intervention.

Some as young as 12

We call on the President to provide urgent support for the immediate release of Ahed Tamimi and the dismissal of all charges against her. However, Ahed Tamimi's case is not isolated. According to Defense for Children International - Palestine, Israel brings 500 to 700 Palestinian children before each year, 12 years of age. It prints an average of 200 children in any given period.

According to the reports of international agencies, including UNICEF, Human Rights Watch, B'Tselem, Amnesty International and Defense for Children International - Palestine. They are frequently arrested in night raids on their home; 85 percent of arrested Palestinian children were blindfolded and 95 percent were handcuffed.

They are deprived of access to lawyers, denied the presence of their parents during interrogation and forced to sign confessions. They are also subject to "administrative detention," imprisonment without charge or trial. They are often detained in detention centers located outside the territories occupied by Israel, making visits from their families difficult. The use of isolation cells for the interrogation of children is a practice that has been likened to torture under international law.

Salah Hamouri victim of the same procedure

The UNICEF report of 2013, "Children in Israeli Military Detention," concludes: "The abuse of children in contact with the military detention system appears to be widespread, systemic and institutionalized throughout the process, from the time of arrest to the prosecution of the child, their potential conviction and the application of a penalty. "

We urge President Emmanuel Macron to take action urgently to contact the Israeli authorities to finally end their detention practices that violate children's rights, human rights and international law. We also remember that, to date, our compatriot Salah Hamouri also remains in Israeli jails, a victim of the same unfair framework of "administrative detention." France must ask so that Ahed Tamimi and other Palestinian child as soon as possible . We can not look away while children of our country are illegally detained far from their families.

Signatories: Etienne Balibar, emeritus professor of philosophy, University of Paris-Ouest; Pierre Barbancey, journalist; Michel Benassayag, psychoanalyst and philosopher; Rony Brauman, physician and essayist; Alain Brossat, professor of philosophy; Marie Buisson, FERC CGT; Cybele David, organizer of the SUD Education Federation; Alain Gresh, editor of the online journal OrientXXI.info; Bernadette Groison, General Secretary of the FSU; Nacira Guénif, sociologist, University Paris-8; Kaddour Hadadi, artist (HK); Genevieve Jacques, president of Cimade; Nicole Lapierre, social anthropologist; Jean Etienne de Linares, CEO of ACAT; Gilles Manceron, historian; Malik Salembour, president of the LDH; Sylvie Tissot, sociologist; Dominique Vidal, collaborator of Le Monde diplomatique.

Original French:

"We must demand the end of detention practices that constitute a violation of children's rights" in Israel

Tribune. We seek the support of the President of the Republic and his intervention to stop the detention of Palestinian children in Israeli jails. In particular, we want to draw attention to the case of Ahed Tamimi pursued by the Israeli government: on 15 December Mohamed Tamimi, 15, is shot in the head by a rubber-coated metal bullet fired from a distance by soldiers of the Israeli government. Israeli occupation army. The boy was in critical condition and his 16-year-old cousin Ahed Tamimi was visibly upset by the announcement of his condition and the severity of his injuries.

These same soldiers approached the family home an hour later, and Ahed hit them and shouted at them to leave. This moment filmed by her mother and broadcast on social networks shows the courage of a teenager facing two heavily armed soldiers with bare hands.

On 19 December 2017, Ahed Tamimi was abducted from her house in the middle of the night by the army and then brought before a military court. The twelve charges against her put him at risk of 12 years in prison. Israeli military courts only handle cases of Palestinian prisoners with a conviction rate of 99.74%. Thus, Ahed Tamimi's future looks bleak without our intervention.

Some 12 years old

We urge him to urgently support the immediate release of Ahed Tamimi and the lifting of all charges against her.

The case of Ahed Tamimi is not isolated. According to Defense of Children International-Palestine, Israel prosecutes between 500 and 700 children each year in military courts, some as young as 12, and holds an average of 200 children in prison at any time.

According to investigations by UN agencies, including Unicef, Human Rights Watch, B'tselem, Amnesty International, and the Defense for Children International - Palestine, three out of four children arrested have been subjected to violence during arrest or interrogation. They are frequently stopped during night raids in their homes; 85% of arrested Palestinian children are blindfolded and 95% are handcuffed.

They are denied access to a lawyer, visit their parents during interrogations and are forced to sign confessions. They are often placed in "administrative detention", being able to be detained for several months without charge or trial. Their detention centers, often outside the occupied territories of Israel, make visiting their families difficult. The use of isolation cells for the interrogation of children is a practice assimilated to torture by international law.

Salah Hamouri victim of the same procedure

The 2013 Unicef ​​report "Children in Israeli Military Detention" concludes:  "Child abuse in contact with the military detention system appears to be widespread, systemic and institutionalized throughout the process, from the moment of arrest to the date of arrest. the prosecution of the child, his possible conviction and the application of the penalty ".

We call on President Emmanuel Macron to urgently contact the Israeli authorities to demand that detention practices that constitute a violation of children's rights, human rights and international law be finally discontinued.

We remind him that to this day, our countryman Salah Hamouri also remains in Israeli jails, victim of the same unfair procedure of "administrative detention".

France must act so that Ahed Tamimi and all the other Palestinian prisoners will return to their homes as soon as possible. We can not look elsewhere when children and one of our compatriots are illegally detained far from their families.

The signatories: Etienne Balibar,  emeritus professor of philosophy, University of Paris-Ouest; Pierre Barbancey,  journalist; Miche l Benassayag,  psychoanalyst and philosopher; Rony Brauman,  doctor and essayist; Alain Brossat,  professor of philosophy; Marie Buisson,  FERC CGT; Cybèle David,  host of the SUD education federation; Alain Gresh,  director of the online newspaper Orient XXI. info; Bernadette Groison, Secretary General of FSU; Nacira Guénif,  sociologist, University Paris-8; Kaddour Hadadi,  artist (HK); Geneviève Jacques,  President of Cimade;  Nicole Lapierre,  socio-anthropologist  ; Jean Etienne de Linares, general delegate of ACAT; Gilles Manceron,  historian; Malik Salembour,  President of the LDH; Sylvie Tissot,  sociologist; Dominique Vidal,  collaborator of  Le Monde diplomatique .