Detention Bulletin March 2014 At the end of March, a total of 202 Palestinian children were imprisoned and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system, a decrease of 12 percent over February.



The number of young children detained between the ages of 12 and 15 was 24 , a decrease of 33 percent



In March, DCI-Palestine from February.In March, DCI-Palestine highlighted the case of Ali Shamlawi, a Palestinian teenager who confessed to throwing stones after he was tortured in Israeli custody. He has been in detention for over a year and neither his lawyer, nor his family know when a verdict will be reached. He faces attempted murder charges and a severe prison sentence.



The United Nations Human Rights Council held its 2014 annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child on March 13 with the theme of access to justice for children. During the discussion, several references were made to the widespread and systematic ill-treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention. For a summary of the discussion, click here March 2014 Detention Data Each year approximately 500-700 Palestinian children, some as young as 12 years, are detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system.

The most common charge is for throwing stones. Currently, 104 Palestinian child prisoners are detained inside Israel in violation of Article 76 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.



Below is the latest data from the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) on the number of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention at the end of each month. Total number of Palestinian children in Israeli detention at end of each month

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Aver. 2009 389 423 420 391 346 355 342 339 326 325 306 305 355 2010 318 343 342 335 305 291 284 286 269 256 228 213 289 2011 222 221 226 220 211 209 202 180 164 150 161 135 192 2012 170 187 206 220 234 221 211 195 189 164 178 195 198 2013 223 236 238 238 223 193 195 179 179 159 173 154 199 2014 183 230 202 205 Note: These figures are not cumulative Number of 12-15 year old Palestinians in Israeli detention at end of each month

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Aver. 2009 50 54 53 47 39 47 42 39 40 44 41 42 44 2010 44 41 39 32 25 23 18 20 32 34 32 30 31 2011 34 45 45 37 38 38 40 34 35 30 33 19 36 2012 26 24 31 33 39 35 34 30 28 21 21 23 29 2013 31 39 39 44 48 41 35 30 27 15 16 14 32 2014 20 36 24 27 Note: These figures are not cumulative News Alerts Palestinian teen charged with attempted murder for stone-throwing confessed after torture Ramallah, March 20, 2014â€”A Palestinian teenager who confessed to throwing stones after he was tortured in Israeli custody faces attempted murder charges and a severe prison sentence. Read more . For more DCI-Palestine news alerts, features and commentary click here.