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In the 10th of October 2017, the
Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (“TRC”) organized an
open hall community meeting under the EU project “Strengthening Support of UNCAT and OPCAT & OPCAT in
Palestinian Authority Legislation to Stimulate a Human Rights-Oriented
Palestinian Society” (NEAR-TS/2015/26).
The event was hosted in Nablus Cultural Center
(Hamdi Mango Center) under the title “Protecting Children against Torture in
the light of the Domestic Law and the International Rules”. Over 25 governmental
and non-governmental worker, employee, advocate and representative participated
in this open hall community meeting, including 5 governmental organizations and
another 8 civil society organizations whom work on a variety of human rights
issues including the children justice issue.
The Event included 7 speeches (10-15 minutes
each) and an hour long discussion as the following:
1. Children
police department: Colonel Jihad Hashaikeh, who addressed The effective
role of the children police department in preventing torture.
2. Children
public prosecution: Prosecutor Adel Masaeid, who addressed the Mechanism for
children prevention and protection of torture under the Children protection Act
no. (4) of 2016.
3. Al-Amal
house for observation and social care: Mr. Shadi Mayyaleh, who addressed The
conditions of the Palestinian observation and care center for misdemeanants
children.
4. The
Independent Commission on Human Rights (ICHR): Advocate Yazan Sawafta, whom addressed The
independent observation mechanism and its effective role in the prevention of
torture.
5. Treatment
and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (TRC): Mr. Khader
Rasras, who addressed The gravity of torture on the psychological health of the
children and the importance of the psychological therapy in the rehabilitation
process.
6. Defense
for Children International (DCI): Advocate Sawsan Slehat, Whom addressed a
facts sheet that reflects the conditions of the children rights and conditions
of detention.
7. Palestinian
Society Prisoner's Club (PPSMC): Advocate Raed Amer, who addressed The legal
and humanitarian situation of the child
Palestinian detainees in the Israeli prisons
Also, the
speakers and the spectators had an hour long discussion, and most of the
questions were in regard of the developing of the children justice governmental
departments among other questions that discusses contentious legal text and
case files.
Furthermore,
the advocacy coordinator of TRC, Amjad Abu Lafi shared the Opening speech with
Mrs. Samah Al-Kharouf whom is a member of
Nablus Municipality Counsel.
Moreover, the
event started at around 10:00 in the morning and was closed at around 1:00 in
the evening and it was covered by Al-Quds local media channel and Pal Media.
Lastly, we
would like to note that each participant was provided with a folder than
included a notebook, pen, the event agenda, brochure that was designed by TRC
in the past months that discusses several issues in regard of torture.
