In a letter to the Palestinian president made public today, Human Rights Watch expressed deep concern over the suspicious death in custody of Salim al-Akra. Mr. al-Akra died on February 27, days after Palestinian Military Intelligence Service (MIS) officers transferred him to hospital.
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Letter to Palestinian Authority President Yasir Arafat
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