Wow!! No mention of the unlawful use of children as combatants in this part of the report either:
5. Actions by responsible Palestinian authorities
1751. Although the Gaza authorities deny any control over armed groups and responsibility of
their acts, in the Mission’s view, if they failed to take necessary measures to prevent the
Palestinian armed groups from endangering the civilian population, the Gaza authorities would
bear responsibility for the damage arising to the civilians living in Gaza.
1752. The Mission finds that security services under the control of the Gaza authorities carried
out extrajudicial executions, arbitrary arrest, detention and ill treatment of people, in particular
political opponents, which constitute serious violations of the human rights to life, to liberty and
security of the person, to freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment, to be protected against arbitrary arrest and detention, to a fair and impartial legal
proceeding; and to freedom of opinion and expression, including freedom to hold opinions
without interference.
1753. The Mission also concludes that the Palestinian Authority’s actions against political
opponents in the West Bank, which started in January 2006 and continued with increased
intensity during the period between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009 , constitute
violations of human rights and of the Palestinian’s own Basic Law. Detentions on political
grounds violate the rights to liberty and security of person, to a fair trial and the right not to be
discriminated against on the basis of one’s political opinion, which are all part of customary
international law. Reports of torture and other forms of ill treatment during arrest and detention
and of death in detention, require prompt investigation and accountability. |
