(Human Rights Watch) In a 14-page briefing paper, "The Roadmap: Repeating Oslo's Human Rights Mistakes," Human Rights Watch urges the Quartet to immediately establish a separate mechanism to monitor progress in the areas of human rights and humanitarian law and to provide benchmarks for assessing such progress. Among the report's recommendations: * PA security forces should be established on a legislative basis, with powers clearly defined by law. * Legislation governing the PA's military judicial system should be revised to conform with relevant IHL and human standards. * Prioritize meaningful PA legal reform to ensure separation of powers, good governance, and an effective legal system, including complete abolition of the State Security Courts.
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