Al Mezan Condemns Increased Killings in Gaza; Calls for Investigations in the Murder of Two People

Al Mezan Center for HUman Rights, 7.11.07. The Gaza Strip has witnessed increasing number of victims of criminal acts that caused losses of life and property. Two Palestinians; including a policeman, have been killed and eleven others injured in recent clashes, while explosives targeted a restaurant and a café. Armed men broke into a journalist's house and seized his laptop and mobile phone. Masked armed man also seized a jeep owned by a director of the Ministry of Local Government while political arrests continued to occur. Al Mezan Center for Human Rights expresses its deep concern by the increased number of the victims of internal violence in Gaza. The above mentioned incidents manifest a steady return to the state of insecurity in Gaza; especially as many of these incidents go unchecked. The Center strongly condemns the breach of journalists privacy. It calls for a serious investigation into these incidents, particularly those involving murder. The Center asserts the necessity to ensure the observance of the legal process by all law enforcement personnel, particularly as far as the use of force is involved.

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