Child Prisoners and Detainees: Occupied Palestinian Territories Debate
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Cat Smith
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Child Prisoners and Detainees: Occupied Palestinian Territories
Cat Smith Excerpts(8 years, 10 months ago)
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Sarah Champion
I welcome the Minister’s comments. The point of this debate is that we want children to be treated in a fair, just and legal manner, regardless of their race or the crime they committed. We want to ensure that international law is observed.
Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Lab)
My hon. Friend will be aware that, as the US State Department noted, the Israeli military courts have a conviction rate of more than 99% for Palestinians. Does she share my concern that it is influenced by coercive interrogation and the lack of an Arabic translation of documents in interrogation?
Sarah Champion
I completely agree. Hon. Friends have made that point very well already.