• Website: http://dci-pal.org/
  • Established in 1992, DCI/PS is affiliated with the Geneva-based Defence for Children International, an NGO established in 1979, with consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, UNICEF, UNESCO, and the Council of Europe.
  • Describes itself as "an independent, Palestinian non-governmental organization, which develops its programs and acts according to Palestinian children's needs and Palestinian priorities."
  • According to its mission statement, DCI/PS "is dedicated to promoting and protecting the rights of Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza - as articulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as well as in other international human rights instruments - and to facilitating the creation of an environment which is aware of and respects children's rights."
  • In contrast, the activities of this group are highly politicized, and exploit the rhetoric of human rights to demonize Israel.
  • For NGO Monitor's latest report on Defence for Children International/Palestine Section, click here.