Safety and Protection of Palestinian Children's Human Rights

This Spring, Andrew and I (Patrick) are taking on a marathon each (Southampton - Andrew and Manchester - Patrick) to support the invaluable work and effort that "Defence for Children International - Palestine" (DCIP) puts into protecting and championing the rights of children across the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)

Since 1991, DCIP, a member of the more extensive "Defence for Children International" architecture, has worked tirelessly to defend the rights of children, provide them with legal aid, and advocate on the international level for justice and accountability for Israeli crimes against children. In practice, this looks like defending children detained and prosecuted in Israeli military courts, monitoring and documenting injuries and fatalities of children across the OPT and collecting evidence of violations against Palestinian children. The organisation's five key issues follow: Fatalities and Injuries, Military Detention, Juvenile Justice, Child Recruitment and the Right to a Childhood.

Given the ongoing Genocide, a claim supported by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Lancet, and UNHR, amongst others, and the accompanying assault on all facets of Palestinian life, we have seen an unprecedented acceleration in the mistreatment and murder of children. Given this, the relevance of DCIP's work and its presence on the ground is as important as ever and undeniably life-changing.

DCIP passes all international and rigorous financial and due diligence vetting mechanisms, including checking information against banking, law enforcement, and US Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) watchlists. DCIP is vetted and supported by various international, regional, and national institutions, as well as government partners and donors. All DCIP programming, including monitoring and documentation work and evidence-based output, remains independent and strictly based on international human rights law and international humanitarian law. DCIP is also registered with the Israeli Ministry of Interior and the Palestinian Authority.

DCIP are happy for GoFundMe to be used as a page to aggregate funds, which will be donated using the https://www.dci-palestine.org/donate page; we will happily share proof of donation once the campaign has finished.

Should you have any more questions or queries regarding DCIP's work and how your donations will be used, please visit their website and contact them directly: https://www.dci-palestine.org/contact

If you are more interested in donating to a family in need as opposed to an organisation providing support, please consider donating to this page organised by a friend whose family is seeking funds to start rebuilding their homes, which the IDF destroyed: gofund.me/cd3b7706