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    Iraq detains more than a thousand children on suspicion of belonging to ISIS, they must be reintegra

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    Iraq detains more than a thousand children on suspicion of belonging to ISIS, they must be reintegra Empty Iraq detains more than a thousand children on suspicion of belonging to ISIS, they must be reintegra

    Post by Rocky Fri 18 Feb 2022, 5:57 am

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    [size=52]Iraq detains more than a thousand children on suspicion of belonging to ISIS, they must be reintegrated, not prosecuted[/size]

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    Juvenile cell in Tel Kayf prison. The photo, taken in April 2019 and confidentially provided to Human Rights Watch, shows severe overcrowding in the prison.  © 2019 Special

    [size=45]According  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , last year the Iraqi authorities detained more than 1,000 children, some of whom were as young as nine years old, on national security charges, especially their suspected links to the “Islamic State” (ISIS). Despite the significant decline in ISIS attacks after the organization lost most of the areas it controlled four years ago, the  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] found  that the detention of children witnessed a noticeable increase.[/size]
    [size=45]Many of these children were arrested on  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , and  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  into admitting their involvement with ISIS.[/size]
    [size=45]In late 2018,  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] boys detained on suspicion of ISIS affiliation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Some said they were recruited to fight with the group, while others said they worked as cooks and drivers, or only participated in training for a few days. One of them, 17, said he believed he was arrested because of his work in a restaurant in Mosul that served ISIS members. Some of them also said that they had no connection with ISIS, but that they had relatives linked to the organization. All have been charged with terrorism, regardless of the extent of their involvement.[/size]
    [size=45]Most of the boys said that interrogators tortured them to extract confessions. They spoke of being beaten with plastic pipes, electric cables, or rods, sometimes for hours. Almost all of them said that they eventually admitted their links to ISIS, believing that they had no other choice.[/size]
    [size=45]International law prohibits the recruitment or use of children by armed groups, but Iraq treats them as criminals, despite the lack of evidence of their involvement in violent crimes. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] .[/size]
    [size=45]Instead of detaining and prosecuting children suspected of ISIS affiliation, Iraq should work with the United Nations to develop programs that reintegrate these children into their communities and allow them to return to school and resume their lives.[/size]
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