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Våld mot Kvinnor i Palestina och Möjligheter till Skydd
Prepared jointly by Lifos and Landinfo to Palestine – in cooperation with Migrationsverket in Sweden – this report outlines the situation for women in Palestine with regards to domestic violence, sexual violence, honor-related violence, and early and forc
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A Living Nightmare: Gaza- One year on
One year on from the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, this briefing looks at the continuing impact of the conflict on children. Drawing on findings from interviews with more than 700 children and mothers, it focuses on the psychological effects of the conflict
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Charting a New Course: Overcoming the stalemate in Gaza
In 2014, after unprecedented destruction and suffering in Gaza, international donors pledged $3.5bn and a change in approach. Six months later, reconstruction and recovery have barely begun, there has been no accountability for violations of international
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Solitary Confinement for Palestinian Children in Israeli Military Detention
This report presents information on the treatment of Palestinian children by the Israeli military. The report covers a one year period from January 2012 to December 2013. It was submitted to several relevant UN bodies that concern themselves with child ri
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Attacks on Education: The impact of conflict and grave violations on children’s futures
The number of recorded attacks on education has increased in recent years. Almost 50 million children around the world are being denied schooling, and the number of attacks on education is rising, according to Save the Children's new report "Attack on Edu
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Children in Israeli Military Detention: Observations and Recommendations
This paper is a result of UNICEF’s review of practices related to children who come into contact with the military detention system of Israel, from apprehension, to court proceedings and outcomes. The review investigated whether or not the military detent
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Becoming a human rights friendly school: A Guide for schools around the world
The Human Rights Friendly Schools project aims to empower young people and promote the active participation of all members of the school community in integrating human rights values and principles into all areas of school life. The project is founded on t
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Captured Childhood: Introducing a new model to ensure the rights and liberty of refugee, asylum seeker and irregular migrant children affected by immigration detention
The International Detention Coalition (IDC) has launched its policy document “Captured Childhood” in Geneva at the 19th Session of the Human Rights Council. Over the past two years, the IDC has heard first-hand the stories of children and parents from all
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Protecting the rights of Palestinian children affected by armed conflicts through community-based mechanism in the Gaza Strip and North Lebanon. Regional Workshop May 9-12th, 2011, Amman, Jordan
This report documents the proceedings that took place over the course of a four-day workshop May 9-12th, 2011 in Amman, Jordan. It describes the best practices developed by the workshop’s participants, which address protection needs of children living in
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Bound, Blindfolded and Convicted: Children held in military detention
This new report from Defence for Children International-Palestine Section is the culmination of four years’ work during which time sworn testimonies were collected from 311 children held in Israeli military detention. The Report focuses on the period of t
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Country fact sheet- Commendable practices for child rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The “Manara Network: A civil society for Child’s Rights” was designed and implemented by Save the Children Sweden (SCS) in collaboration with the International Bureau for Children’s Rights (IBCR), along with local civil society organisations (CSOs) from t
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Breaking the silence: Children and Youth- Soldiers' Testimonies 2005-2011
Breaking the Silence, an organisation of Israeli veterans who served during the Second Intifada in 2000, has released a booklet of soldier testimonies of the everyday life routine in the oPt – Israel’s “backyard”. The report attests to the mistreatment of