THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010
In Their Own Words: Human Rights commission calls
for halt on executions in Gaza - Hamas kidnapped 40 Fatah members this week
Arabic to English translation
from articles in the "Palestine" Press by Michelle Cohen
Human rights commission calls for halt of executions in the Gaza Strip
from articles in the "Palestine" Press by Michelle Cohen
The Independent Commission for Human Rights, on Thursday, expressed concern about the increase of death sentences issued in the Gaza Strip, demanding the permanent "military court" in Gaza to stop the death penalty because it poses a violation, describing it as "treachery" for all international norms and conventions of human rights.
The Commission called in a press statement to stop issuing death sentences, in line with the efforts of the international community towards the abolition of the death penalty, and replacement of 'Baquba', a measure of justice in the context of criminal "philosophy".
The authority said, "The Permanent (so-called) Military Court in Gaza City, sentenced to death 4 persons in separate occasions: Jamil Zakaria Juha (28 years), from Gaza City, and Jihad Muhammad Mansour Maghazi from a "refugee camp", and Ayman Al-Awad Hussein Al-Masraei (29 years), from Gaza City. "
According to sources, the Commission has established a permanent "military court", during a meeting in Gaza City on Monday, 06.12.2010. The accused, who are considered "Kfarin"(infidels) from justice have been sentenced to death and shot by a firing squad. The accused were charged with kidnapping and premeditated murder, according to the provisions of the Revolutionary Penal Code of 1979 - Penal Code No. 74 of 1936.
On the same day, the "military court" sentenced to death-by-hanging, Mamdouh Mohamed Al-Attar (34 years), on charges of spying for "hostile parties", according to the Revolutionary Penal Code of 1979 - Penal Code No. 74 of 1936.
The Board stressed the need not to drop any criminal punishment, and does not diminish in any way from the seriousness of the crimes attributed to the accused, warning that the continuing issuance of these provisions constitute a serious human rights violation,the right to live and the right to a fair trial, which is provided for in International Human Rights and "Palestinian" laws.
'Open': Hamas kidnapped 40 Fatah members from the territory east of Gaza in a week
09/12/2010
The Commission called in a press statement to stop issuing death sentences, in line with the efforts of the international community towards the abolition of the death penalty, and replacement of 'Baquba', a measure of justice in the context of criminal "philosophy".
The authority said, "The Permanent (so-called) Military Court in Gaza City, sentenced to death 4 persons in separate occasions: Jamil Zakaria Juha (28 years), from Gaza City, and Jihad Muhammad Mansour Maghazi from a "refugee camp", and Ayman Al-Awad Hussein Al-Masraei (29 years), from Gaza City. "
According to sources, the Commission has established a permanent "military court", during a meeting in Gaza City on Monday, 06.12.2010. The accused, who are considered "Kfarin"(infidels) from justice have been sentenced to death and shot by a firing squad. The accused were charged with kidnapping and premeditated murder, according to the provisions of the Revolutionary Penal Code of 1979 - Penal Code No. 74 of 1936.
On the same day, the "military court" sentenced to death-by-hanging, Mamdouh Mohamed Al-Attar (34 years), on charges of spying for "hostile parties", according to the Revolutionary Penal Code of 1979 - Penal Code No. 74 of 1936.
The Board stressed the need not to drop any criminal punishment, and does not diminish in any way from the seriousness of the crimes attributed to the accused, warning that the continuing issuance of these provisions constitute a serious human rights violation,the right to live and the right to a fair trial, which is provided for in International Human Rights and "Palestinian" laws.
'Open': Hamas kidnapped 40 Fatah members from the territory east of Gaza in a week
09/12/2010
According to "the movement", in a statement on Thursday, the (PLO) Palestinian Liberation Movement, warned that, in less than a week, Hamas summoned and abducted about 40 "sons of the movement" (PLO members) from the territory east of Gaza.
Hamas leaders abducted members of the district commissions in addition to the Secretary of the Territory and his deputy in the territory east of Gaza.
The group said, Hamas held them hostage for long hours in narrow cells and carried out investigations and interrogations for long hours in degrading conditions. Additionally, the abductees were being subjected to cursing and profanity while enduring having a sackcloth over their heads - covering their faces. The hostages were also forced to stand on one foot. The abductees were forced to sign a "pledge" not to engage in any activities of the Fatah movement, whether regulatory or social.
The "Movement" (PLO) revealed some of the names of the abductees from the territory east of Gaza. Their names are: Nehru-Haddad, "Secretary of the Territory" east of Gaza, D. Moussa Helles, "Deputy Secretary of the Province", east of Gaza, Anwar al-Khalil, Ahmed Suleiman al-Dairi, Emad Shehdeh Jaber, Samer Mohammed, Mohammed Shehadeh Zaig, Ahmed Rizk, the Secretary Salman Ranni, Karim Saad, 'Arafat', Khalil Helles, Basil Mansour Helles, Ala North (in Arabic), Ahmed Hweiti, Karim Abed Emmerich, Saeed Mohammed Saad, Nasser Al-Badawi, 'Abu Fadi', Hamdan'Amassi, Saadi Helles, D. Rafik Kashko, alem Mohamed Salem, Moussa Khalil Turk, Ali Hassan Al-Amawi, Mohammad Nayef Al-Dairi, Ramzi Saad, Nihad Sayed, Ibrahim Hamad, Abbas Akram Helles, Tarek Omar Saad, Youth Secretary in Gaza, Gasser Nasrallah, Montaser Alwan, Yasser Batniji and Fadi Al Helles.
Hamas leaders abducted members of the district commissions in addition to the Secretary of the Territory and his deputy in the territory east of Gaza.
The group said, Hamas held them hostage for long hours in narrow cells and carried out investigations and interrogations for long hours in degrading conditions. Additionally, the abductees were being subjected to cursing and profanity while enduring having a sackcloth over their heads - covering their faces. The hostages were also forced to stand on one foot. The abductees were forced to sign a "pledge" not to engage in any activities of the Fatah movement, whether regulatory or social.
The "Movement" (PLO) revealed some of the names of the abductees from the territory east of Gaza. Their names are: Nehru-Haddad, "Secretary of the Territory" east of Gaza, D. Moussa Helles, "Deputy Secretary of the Province", east of Gaza, Anwar al-Khalil, Ahmed Suleiman al-Dairi, Emad Shehdeh Jaber, Samer Mohammed, Mohammed Shehadeh Zaig, Ahmed Rizk, the Secretary Salman Ranni, Karim Saad, 'Arafat', Khalil Helles, Basil Mansour Helles, Ala North (in Arabic), Ahmed Hweiti, Karim Abed Emmerich, Saeed Mohammed Saad, Nasser Al-Badawi, 'Abu Fadi', Hamdan'Amassi, Saadi Helles, D. Rafik Kashko, alem Mohamed Salem, Moussa Khalil Turk, Ali Hassan Al-Amawi, Mohammad Nayef Al-Dairi, Ramzi Saad, Nihad Sayed, Ibrahim Hamad, Abbas Akram Helles, Tarek Omar Saad, Youth Secretary in Gaza, Gasser Nasrallah, Montaser Alwan, Yasser Batniji and Fadi Al Helles.
