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Source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/06/30/palestine-impunity-arbitrary-arrests-torture
Palestinian Authorities Are Systematically Torturing their Palestinian Critics
(Human Rights Watch) Palestinian authorities are systematically mistreating and torturing Palestinians in detention, including critics and opponents, Human Rights Watch said Thursday in a report submitted to the UN Committee Against Torture. Torture, both by the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Hamas authorities in Gaza, may amount to crimes against humanity, given its systematic nature over many years.