New Israeli Law Allows Palestinians as Young as 12 to Be Imprisoned for Life

A group of UN human rights experts is raising alarm over a recently-passed Israeli law that allows children as young as 12 years old to be sentenced to life in prison, saying that the legislation is likely a violation of international human rights law. The experts say that the law, passed late last year, is crafted specifically to target Palestinian children, as Israeli authorities often…

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