In
November, 2012 the corpse of Ribhi Badawi was dragged through the streets of
Gaza City by a motorcycle as Hamas gunmen fired into the air. It was a story
that shocked the world, his crime was said to be collaborating with Israel to
pinpoint Hamas targets but the charge wasn’t true. Badawi, 37, had spent the last four
years in a Hamas prison under armed guard. He was tortured for seven months
into confessing that he was working for Israel. Badawi’s wife told the news
that they burned (him) and broke his jaw and teeth. It was also said that he was hanged
for 45 days by his arms and legs to make him confess. She says that she
currently has a diary that her husband wrote detailing all the things that they
did to him while in custody.
Human
Rights Watch says Gaza
authorities have done nothing to address the murders. No investigations have
been carried out in regards to this particular incident and therefore have
raised a lot of concern about how the Justice system works in Gaza. These types
of incidents seem to be occurring more often without anyone being held
accountable for them or without any kind of justifiable process.
These
types of incidents are not uncommon in parts of the Middle East but it does
gain international attention when they occur and the Human rights group
believes that there should be something done about it. This kind of action is a
violation of human’s right and therefore needs to be address.
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