We're humbled and grateful for all the statements of solidarity and support from individuals, government officials, trade unions, civil society organizations, academics, and others over the last few days. We won't stop fighting for Palestinian children's rights. #StandWithThe6
.@amnesty and @hrw called the Israeli government's decision a "brazen attack on human rights." #StandWithThe6 amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
The @972mag editorial board quickly condemned the decision, saying this attack is "nothing less than an authoritarian move aimed at crushing Palestinians’ ability to resist their oppression." #StandWithThe6 972mag.com/editorial-pale…
The Australian human rights community called on the Australian government to condemn these "outrageous" attacks and "end its complicity with Israel’s violations of international law." #StandWithThe6 acij.org.au/australian-hum…
The @CarterCenter noted "The Israeli decision to criminalize these organizations is the latest chapter in a long campaign to undermine and defund human rights organizations." #StandWithThe6 cartercenter.org/news/pr/2021/i…
16 UK organizations, including @MedicalAidPal, called on the international community to "publicly reject this move to obstruct the essential work of these organizations and to continue supporting them." #StandWithThe6 map.org.uk/news/archive/p…
UN High Commissioner for Human rights @mbachelet said, "I call on the Israeli authorities to revoke their designations against Palestinian human rights and humanitarian orgs as terrorist orgs." #StandWithThe6 ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/…
Dozens of Israeli civil society organizations published a full-page ad in @haaretzcom calling the Israeli government's move "draconian" and said "criminalizing such work is an act of cowardice, characteristic of repressive authoritarian regimes." #StandWithThe6

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26 Oct
Over the last few days, we've welcomed about a thousand new Twitter followers—hello! Here's a little bit about what we do to promote and protect Palestinian children's rights. #StandWithThe6 (thread)
DCIP is the only local, independent human rights organization focused solely on the rights of Palestinian children. We were founded in 1991 and are celebrating our 30th anniversary this year.
We're a member of the global @DCIsecretariat movement, which has dozens of local chapters all over the world. All member organizations commit to promoting and protecting children's rights in accordance with international law.
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22 Oct
(1/11) Today, the Israeli Ministry of Defense issued a military order declaring @DCIPalestine and five other Palestinian human rights organizations to be "terrorist organizations."

Here's our full statement from General Director Khaled Quzmar: bit.ly/3nqj8Iq
(2/11) We are an independent, local Palestinian child rights organization dedicated to defending and promoting the rights of children living in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.
(3/11) For 30 years, DCIP has investigated, documented, and exposed grave human rights violations against Palestinian children; held Israeli and Palestinian authorities accountable to universal human rights principles; and advocated to advance justice and protection for children.
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2 Aug
Thread: Israeli forces killed 16-year-old Palestinian teenager Said Yousef Mohammad Odeh on May 5, 2021. Now, his family, friends, and community are reflecting on Said's life.

His mother asks, "What did he do to justify his killing? He was just 16 years old."
Said's cousin, Munther, was shot in the back by Israeli soldiers while trying to carry Said to safety.

"We were standing here, and suddenly, the army came out from under the olive trees."
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BREAKING: Israeli forces raided our main office in Al-Bireh today around 5 a.m., confiscating computers, laptops, and files concerning our Palestinian child detainee clients in the Israeli military courts. We were not informed of the reason for the raid.
This is the latest act by Israeli authorities to increasingly push forward a campaign to delegitimize and criminalize Palestinian civil society and human rights organizations like @DCIPalestine.
We carry out our work in a situation of armed conflict where perpetrators of war crimes and crimes
against humanity enjoy systemic impunity and Israeli forces refuse to end serious breaches
of international law or hold perpetrators accountable.
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16 May
Director of @DCIPalestine's accountability program, Ayed Abu Eqtaish, is live on @AJEnglish sharing the latest updates on Palestinian children. #GazaUnderAttack

Tune in » aljazeera.com/live/
@AJEnglish "It's important to remind people that Palestinian children are children. They're not just numbers," said Ayed. Many of the children killed in Gaza were killed playing outside their homes. #GazaUnderAttack
"Some children are still missing" after Israeli airstrikes, Ayed explains. The death toll of Palestinian children in Gaza is expected to rise. #GazaUnderAttack
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11 May
We have confirmed nine Palestinian children were killed yesterday in the Gaza Strip following an escalation of violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups during the late afternoon.

Read more: dci-palestine.org/nine_children_…
An Israeli drone-fired missile killed 15-year-old Mohammad Saber Ibrahim Suleiman shortly after 6 p.m. while he and his father Saber Ibrahim Mahmoud Suleiman were on their agricultural land outside the city of Jabalia.
In a second incident around 6:05 p.m., a homemade rocket fired by a Palestinian armed group fell short and killed eight Palestinians, including two children. The rocket landed in Saleh Dardouna Street near Al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia, according to evidence collected by DCIP.
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