Письмо записным правозащитникам

svyatogorodski — 20.10.2023 В израильской академии рассылается это письмо с просьбой распространять и пересылать коллегам (что я и сделал). Главные адресаты -- записные челевеколюбы и правозащитники в оон и мире, но что-то мне подсказывает, что они предпочтут его не заметить, чтобы не дай бог "не занять про-израильскую сторону", потребовав безоговорочно прекратить грубейшее нарушение международных законов и норм, распространяющихся даже на неправительственный хамас (как объяснено в письме)...

P.S. Замечу только, что любое увязывание этого вопроса с вопросом послаблений газе (а мы такое, наверняка, услышим) есть поддержка хамаса в его использовании детей на войне заложниками, т.е. поддержка военных преступлений (в лучшем случае). Конечно, мы сами, если придется, можем дать какие-то послабления в обмен на заложников, но как вынужденная преступниками мера, а не как веление международного права и смотрящих за ним в оон.



We, the undersigned child advocates, experts in child welfare, child rights, and child psychology, together with the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, make an impassioned call for the immediate release of the Israeli children kidnapped in the Hamas attack on Israeli communities on October 7, 2023. In this attack, a confirmed number of 203 people were kidnapped, among them about 30 children. Six of these children are babies, and some are still nursing. According to the partial information published, some of the abductees are in need of medicatиon, special nutrition, or treatment.

The abductions described were part of a concentrated, widespread, and brutal attack in which at least 1,300 people were murdered, thousands more injured, and acts of abuse and cruelty committed. The event was filled with moments of terror and fear, as some of the children watched their parents, siblings, and grandparents brutally murdered before their eyes. The children who were kidnapped, some without a supportive companion, were surely already shocked by the griеf and trauma of the events they were exposed to. Any injury to children in warfare is terrible and intolerable. With their weakness and vulnerability, children must be protected from violent struggles involving states, groups, and nations. This applies to children in Israel and in Gaza, both of whom have suffered from the conflict for years. But the premeditated abduction of children marks an entirely new level of violence. In this case - children were the intended target of the attack. It is the worst imaginable crime against humanity and the grimmest violation of basic principles of morality. Furthermore, the atrocities committed by Hamas violate the gravest prohibitions of international law. Holding civilians hostage is a gross violation of the law of armed conflict [Common Article 3] and constitutes a war crime. The widespread, intentional, and systematic attack on civilians constitutes a crime against humanity. Abduction and arbitrary, incommunicado detention constitute a violation of every relevant international standard set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, whose core also applies to non-state actors like Hamas, as well as in other relevant international instruments accepted by Palestine. The latter include, but are not limited to the Convention on the Rights of the Child articles 6 (right to life and development), 9 (non-separation from parents), 19 (protection from violence of all kinds), as well as relevant provisions in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention Against Torture, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

International Law imposes a special obligation on nations and organizations to act immediately before the physical and mental damage to the children becomes irreversible.

As professionals, we know that children who were abducted and imprisoned are exposed to extreme distress and trauma. Clinical testimonies worldwide point to the devastating effects of abduction and captivity on children, including post-traumatic disorders (anxiety, invasive thoughts, nightmares), emotional problems (fears, difficulties with trusting and bonding, impaired emotional development), harsh behavioral problems (social aversion, developmental delay), and cognitive damage (memory loss, learning difficulties). Captivity threatens the physical health of children through improper nutrition and lack of medical attention. Every hour, every day, every week spent in captivity leaves its mark on the souls and bodies of the children and deepens their injury into continued and irreversible damage. We appeal to you to take all possible measures to bring about the immediate release of the kidnapped children. They are the most innocent and helpless of victims. We urge you to act on this matter and save them. The most universal human emotion calls on us to prevent the continuation of their suffering. Every minute a child is in captivity is a minute when humanity ceases to exist. We call on all world leaders to help bring the kidnapped children home as a first step in restoring humanity!

Sincerely,

Prof. Naama Atzaba-Poria, Chair, Duet Center and the Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Dr. Shelly Aviv Yeini, Hostages and Missing Families Forum

Prof. Asher Ben-Arieh, Dean, The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Carmit Catz, School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University

Prof. Tali Gal, Chair, Child and Youth Rights, Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Tirtsa Joels, Head, Interdisciplinary MA and Ph.D. Program in Child Development, School of Psychology Sciences, University of Haifa

Prof. Olga Khazova, former member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Dr. Cigal Knei-Paz, School of Social Work, Tel-Aviv University

Dr. Hanita Kosher, The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Tamar Morag, Academic Director, Children’s and Youth Rights Clinical Program, Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Shiran Reinchenberg, Executive Director, Clinical Legal Education Center, Faculty of Law, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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