Human Rights Watch: Hamas Abusing Palestinians in Gaza
Human Rights Watch released a report Wednesday which revealed that Hamas’ security forces in Gaza are committing severe abuses, including torture of detainees, arrests without warrants, forced confessions, unfair trials and mock executions.
The leading international rights group released a 43-page report on Wednesday and called on the militant Hamas group to reform its various security forces.
Hamas took over Gaza in 2007 after bloody battles with the Western-backed Palestinian Fatah party.
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