Defence for Children International
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Purpose | Protecting and promoting children's rights |
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Headquarters | International Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland |
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Region served | Worldwide |
Website | https://www.defenceforchildren.org |
Defence for Children International (DCI) is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) set up in 1979, during the
Defence for Children International - Palestine
Defense for Children International - Palestine (DCIP) is an independent, local Palestinian child rights organization established in 1991 to promote the rights of children living in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. It also investigates and documents human rights violations against children, provides legal services to children in urgent need.[2]
In October 2021, Defence for Children International - Palestine was designated a terrorist organization by Israel, together with five other Palestinian
On 18 August 2022, Israeli forces raided the headquarters of the six organisations along with the Union of Health Work Committees (outlawed in 2020) in Ramallah and al-Bireh, removed computers and equipment and ordered their closure.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ "Defence for Children International elects Khaled Quzmar as new President and adopts new Strategic Framework for 2022-2026". Defence for Children. 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
- ^ "Defence for Children Palestine: Who we are". dci-palestine.org.
- ^ Jonathan Lis, Hagar Shezaf, 'Gantz Declares Six Palestinian NGOs Terrorist Organizations,' Haaretz 22 October 2021
- ^ Human Rights Watch 'Israel/Palestine: Designation of Palestinian Rights Groups as Terrorists' 22 October 2021
- ^ UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights 'UN experts condemn Israel's designation of Palestinian human rights defenders as terrorist organisations' 25 October 2021
- ^ Hagar Shezaf: תשע מדינות באירופה: בהיעדר ראיות מישראל, נמשיך לסייע לארגונים האזרחיים בגדה / ‘Insufficient Evidence’: Nine EU Nations to Keep Ties With Palestinian NGOs Israel Blacklisted as Terrorist Groups. Haaretz, 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Israeli forces raid offices of several Palestinian CSOs in Ramallah". Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA). 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Israel Raids Outlawed Palestinian Rights Groups' Offices in West Bank". Haaretz.