Administrative Detention Administrative detention is detention without charge or trial and is often based on “secret evidence.” Israeli Military Order 1226 empowers military commanders to detain Palestinians, including children, for up to six months if they have “reasonable grounds to presume that the security of the area or public security require the detention.” The initial six month period can be extended by additional six-month periods indefinitely. Read some personal stories from children here.

Torture and Abuse Palestinian child detainees routinely face violations of their human rights during arrest, interrogation and imprisonment. They are exposed to physical and psychological abuse, amounting to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, and sometimes torture. They are denied prompt access to a lawyer and often denied contact with their families and the outside world. These children face substandard conditions of detention and are denied access to proper education services. Read some personal stories from children here.