Palestinian prisoners
“Today, 17
April, is Palestinian Prisoners' Day. This for me is a day to think about the
child prisoners – taken in the middle of the night;
shackled, interrogated; without the support of parents or lawyers, and
given no access to real justice, with a conviction rate of over 99%.
G4S – a
British Danish company – is responsible for much of the security apparatus at
the facilities where these children are held. Yet, despite this, G4S continues
to be awarded public contracts in the UK.
Palestinian
Prisoners' Day should be when the government announces that it is providing
guidance for companies like G4S on the need to avoid association with
violations of international law and will ensure government contracts are no
longer awarded to companies that ignore this guidance. Until they do, we should
remind them of the plight of Palestinian child prisoners every day.
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