Defence for Children Palestine
Defence for Children International - Palestine, a national section of Defence for Children International since 1991, advocates for children's rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international human rights standards. We provide direct legal services, investigate and expose child rights violations, and pursue accountability and policy changes.
8-year-old Jude was injured by unexploded ordnance in Gaza
16-year-old Lina's alopecia was triggered by the genocide in Gaza
10-year-old Rateb made his own prosthetic leg from a plastic pipe
16-year-old Yousef lost both legs in an Israeli attack
7-year-old Ghada lost her arm in an Israeli bombing
10-year-old Mohammad's leg was amputated after an Israeli shelling attack
10-year-old Ahmed was burned at a Gaza soup kitchen
Abdelhakim, Zain and Maryam survived an Israeli strike that killed their father
10-year-old Sham is exhausted living in a displacement camp in Gaza
Omar, Hiyam, and Walaa suffer from thalassemia
8-year-old Sarah's arms were amputated after an Israeli bombing
Maria and her sister survived an Israeli attack that killed their whole family in Gaza
9-year-old Moath lost an eye in an Israeli bombing
An Israeli bomb left 12-year-old Hala with no hair
Getting food in Gaza is a struggle for Siham's family
20-month-old Mayar is malnourished and hungry in Gaza
Little Mohammad is starving under Israel's manufactured famine
Little Amna was born with a heart defect and needs care outside of Gaza
"My brothers and I fall asleep on empty stomachs"
"When will my face return to its former self?"
Tala's parents were killed in an Israeli bombing
Mohammad lost his family and leg in an Israeli airstrike
"Severed" discussion with Mohamad Saleh, Fadi Abushammala, and Jen Marlowe
À travers les yeux d'un enfant: Génocide du peuple palestinien à Gaza
A través de los ojos de un niño: El genocidio de la gente palestina en Gaza
Durch Kinderaugen: Genozid am palästinensischen Volk in Gaza
5-year-old Imran lost his eye in an Israeli attack in Gaza
Hanin, 14, misses school in Gaza
Nour Al-Huda needs urgent medical and nutritional care
An Israeli airstrike paralyzed 8-year-old Rehab