Hamas authorities must guarantee safety of human rights activist

Headline Title: Hamas must guarantee activist’s safety 18 January 2012 The Hamas de facto administration in Gaza must ensure that the investigation launched into multiple attacks on a human rights activist in Gaza who had written an article critical of the Hamas administration and armed groups is independent and impartial, Amnesty International said today.Mahmoud Abu Rahma of the Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights was repeatedly stabbed in his back, shoulder and legs by masked men outside his home in southern Gaza city on Friday night, his organization said on Tuesday. The attack came…

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