Palestinian Children’s Right to Education Denied in Israeli Prisons
Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian youth
The Palestine Chronicle reports
Palestinian children from Jerusalem arrested by Israeli occupation forces are subjected to “a deliberate policy to de-educate”, reported prisoners’ rights group Addameer.
According to Addameer,
“Over 800 Palestinian children from Jerusalem were arrested in 2018”, and the year “ended with at least 41 detained children from occupied East Jerusalem.”
Although, “under international human rights law, Palestinian children, including those in detention, have the right to adequate education”, “this right is denied in Israeli prisons”, stated Addameer.
Palestinian children typically get a range of 20 hours a week of classes, compared to an average of 35 hours in regular schools, the organization reported.
“Most of the time the classes do not meet the level of the child and at times children do not get any form of education in prison.”