In its report, the NGO also called on the international community to condition the aid granted to Fatah and Hamas to the full assurance that the struggle to end human rights abuses.
New York .- The humanitarian organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) denounced illegal arrests and detentions between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Fatah militia in Gaza and West Bank by its internal struggle.
'Hamas members in Gaza and Fatah in the West Bank have carried out a series of recent unlawful arrests against opponents, "HRW said in a report dated Wednesday in Jerusalem and posted on its website.
Document entitled "Internal Fight: Palestinian abuses in Gaza and the West Bank ', the advocacy organization Human Rights said that the political struggle between the two Palestinian militants, has led to serious abuses against supporters of both parties.
The 113-page report, HRW documented a number of serious abuses by Hamas against members of the nationalist movement in Gaza and Fatah against the militia in the West Bank since June 2007 when the first took control in Gaza.
"The struggle between Hamas and Fatah is causing more and more victims of human rights violations. The security forces have targeted two other activists," he said in the report Deputy Chief of the office of HRW's Middle East, Joe Stork.
The ombudsman, who presented the report in recent days Palestinian officials in Gaza and the West Bank, noted that the abusive behavior of both sides leads to the victimization of the Palestinians and weaken the law.
"In Gaza, Hamas forces physically abused some detainees and closed about 100 civic groups, charitable and sporting considered allies of Fatah," the report by the nongovernmental organization (NGO) based in this city.
In the report HRW called on the authorities of Hamas and Fatah to release all detainees who have and their power, which have been arbitrarily arrested in recent days over the past year, and are victims of abuse and torture.
According to the report, the latest arrests were made after the three explosions that occurred in Gaza on Friday and killed one girl and five members of the Qassam Brigades, armed wing of Hamas.
Amid allegations of the Palestinian movement's nationalist militias against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas had arrested until Monday at least 200 Fatah supporters in Gaza, said the report.
Interior Minister of Hamas, Mahmoud Zahar, Siyam said staff Human Rights Watch in response to the nationalist group has also arrested dozens of its allies and has been tortured.
'There is no doubt that the apparent arrest of revenge in West Bank are illegal, "said HRW.
In its report, the NGO also called on the international community to condition the aid they give to Fatah and Hamas to the full assurance that the struggle to end human rights abuses.
Source: Millennium
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