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Arafat at Heart of Rights Abuse Report


(Scotsman-UK) Gethin Chamberlain - Arab prisoners beaten and tortured, innocent bystanders killed by gunfire - another damning human rights report. But the difference this time is that the violence is being perpetrated by the Palestinian Authority, and the victims are its own people. The Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group report, partly funded by the Finnish government, claims Palestinian cities are in a state of near anarchy, with people on the payroll of Arafat's PA blamed for 90% of gangland violence. It highlights numerous incidents of torture of prisoners and refers to the killing of civilians in gunbattles between Palestinian factions. It is another blow for Arafat's organization, which was recently accused of misusing £134 million of EU funds.
2004-05-20 00:00:00
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