Children are interrogated; position abuse, threats and isolation are all used as tactics to garner a confession. Given that a child in solitary confinement is held on average for 13 days, is it any wonder that the confession rate is over 90 per cent? Military...
In moving this motion I express my deep concern for the growing number of Palestinian children who are being detained by the Israeli government under military laws. Israel is the only country in the world that automatically prosecutes children in military courts, and...
I was particularly horrified when I learnt that Palestinian children are being arrested and held in Israeli prisons…A report by the Defence for Children International Palestine last month said: Israel has the dubious distinction of being the only country in the world...
Questioned the status of the DFAT investigation into allegations that Australian aid funds to World Vision were diverted to Hamas. I have some limited questions about a matter which also was in the media, which is the allegation of diversion of Australian aid funds to...
The catalogue of misleading and deceptive conduct by Senator Brandis is a very lengthy document. It includes…recklessly freelancing on Australia’s policy on the Israel-Palestine conflict and on East Jerusalem… Full speech Senator WONG (South Australia—Leader of...