Human Rights Watch Issues Report on
Hamas Political Violence in Gaza

Human Rights Watch has called on Hamas to end the killngs and torture of its political opponents  and suspected collaborators in Gaza.

The NGO recently issued 26-page report, “Under Cover of War: Hamas Political Violence in Gaza,” which documents a pattern since late December 2008 of arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, maimings by shooting, and extrajudicial executions by alleged members of Hamas security forces. The report is based on interviews with victims and witnesses in Gaza and case reports by Palestinian human rights groups.

Human Rights Watch says the spate of attacks began during Israel’s military operation, from December 27, 2008, to January 18, 2009, including the summary execution of 18 men in Gaza, most of them suspected collaborators with Israel.It has continued in the three months since, with 14 more killings, at least four of them of people in detention.

Click here to download the full report in PDF format.

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