According to initial field investigations by DCI/PS, assaults by the executive forces of the dismissed Hamas government in Gaza, on civilians who were commemorating the 3rd anniversary of the death of the Palestinian president Yasser Arafat, led to the killing of 6 persons, amongst them one child, 12 year old Ibrahim Mahmoud Jebril Ahmad, and injured about 140 others, amongst them 22 children. Most were injured by live bullets to different parts of the body.
These events come amidst the current chaos in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Since the beginning of 2007, 24 children have been killed and in addition 50 have been injured, as a result of the infighting.
These attacks are regarded as a grave violation of the civil and political rights, such as the right of expression and to public assembly, enshrined in many international conventions and instruments. They are also a violation of the human right to life that is guaranteed in Palestinian domestic laws and in international conventions, which regards this right as non derogative even in times of emergencies that may threaten the security of a nation or State.
As such, DCI/PS calls on the Hamas movement in Gaza, as the ad hoc authority, to:
1. Fulfill and respect the inherent right of Palestinian children to the right to life in refraining from any activity that violates this right;
2. Take the necessary steps that guarantee the respect of international standards for human rights and protect the safety and security of civilians;
3. Take serious steps to put an end to human rights violation sin Gaza and investigate these violations and bringing the perpetrators to justice.
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