Israel Arrests Hundreds of Palestinian Minors in Jerusalem, Violating Children's Rights
One 13 year-old boy says police officers broke into his house while his parents were not home and hit him on the head before arresting him The use of force, nighttime arrests, questioning not in the presence of their parents, rides in patrol cars for intimidation and unnecessary handcuffing – these are just some of the violations of the rights of minors arrested by police in the Isawiyah neighborhood of Jerusalem over the past few months. More than 600 residents have been arrested since the launch of regular police raids in Isawiyeh, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) said. Residents and lawyers say about a third of those who have been held are minors
