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Palestinian Child Prisoners - UK Meetings

PSC | 02.11.2009 11:58 | Palestine | Liverpool | Oxford | Sheffield

A national tour to highlight the systematic and institutionalised ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children by the Israeli authorities, organised by Action for Palestinian Children and supported by Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Mohammad Abu Eid, from the occupied West Bank, was 14 years old when he was detained by the Israeli forces in February 2008 and accused of throwing stones at the Wall. Mohammad was beaten, interrogated in the absence of a lawyer and family member, deceived into signing a confession, prosecuted in a military court and sentenced to four months imprisonment inside Israel. Whilst in prison, he received no education and no family visits.

Mohammad, in the company of his mother, Somaya, will share their experiences with the audience to foster a better understanding of the situation facing Palestinian children.



We will also be joined by Gerard Horton, from Defence for Children International — Palestine, a lawyer working in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Abdelfattah Abusrour, President of Palestinian Theatre League; and at each meeting there will be additional testimony from our esteemed UK guests who have extensive knowledge of the region and the shocking situation facing vulnerable children.

All public meetings start at 7pm and finish at 9pm

Monday 2 November, Liverpool

Quaker Meeting House, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BT
Chair: Betty Hunter
Guest: Dr. Derek Summerfield

Tuesday 3 November, London

Mander Hall, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD
Chair: Sir Geoffrey Bindman
Guests: Baroness Helena Kennedy and Christine Blower

Wednesday 4 November, Sheffield

Quaker Meeting House, 10 St James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW
Chair: Hugh Lanning
Guest: Bruce Kent and Musheir El-Farra

Thursday 5 November, Oxford

Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1BX
Chair: Victoria Brittain
Guests: Danny Friedman and Karma Nabulsi

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02.11.2009 23:51

Wednesday 4th November, 2009

7 - 9 p.m

Palestinian Child prisoners: public meeting.

This meeting is part of a national tour organised by Action for Palestinian Children.

Mohammed Abu Eid, accompanied by his mother Somaya, will talk about his experiences of being detained and ill treated by the Israeli Occupation Army when aged 14 years.

Free admission: tea and coffee will be served from 6.30 p.m. and we will be distributing a report about the ill treatment and torture of Palestinian children.

We will also be joined by Gerald Horton, a lawyer working for Defense for Children International in Palestine and Abdel Fatteh Abusrour, President of the Palestinian Theater.

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