{"id":160699,"date":"2020-05-18T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=160699"},"modified":"2024-06-12T21:25:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:25:20","slug":"un-officials-call-for-release-of-detained-palestinian-children-amid-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2020\/05\/un-officials-call-for-release-of-detained-palestinian-children-amid-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Officials Call for Release of Detained Palestinian Children amid Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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11 May 2020<\/span> – Three senior United Nations officials in the Middle East are calling for the release of Palestinian children from Israeli-run prisons and detentions centres, saying they are at particular risk of COVID-19 infection.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Citing figures from the Israeli Prison Service, the officials – Jamie McGoldrick, Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territory; Genevieve Boutin, UNICEF<\/a> Special Representative in State of Palestine; and James Heenan, Head of the UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory \u2013 said that 194 Palestinian children were detained as of the end of March.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s more than the monthly average in 2019, they said in a joint statement<\/a>, adding that the vast majority have not been convicted of any offence, but rather are being held in pre-trail detention.<\/p>\n

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Today, #UN<\/a> officials called for the release of child detainees, including #Palestinians<\/a>, in light of #COVID19<\/a>: https:\/\/t.co\/92jqR6Djld<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dvsNfdVXk7<\/a><\/p>\n

— OCHA oPt (Palestine) (@ochaopt) May 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n