25 to failure to follow public safety procedures increased sharply, as the number of deaths recorded against this background reached (93) cases, compared to (47) cases in 2019. This year, (15) death sentences were issued compared to (4) sentences issued in 2019, all of which were issued by the judiciary in the Gaza Strip against adult males, and this constituted a clear increase, compared to the number of judgments issued in 2019. The total number of people sentenced to death since 1995 until the end of 2020 was (227) people, with (41) of them were executed. As for complaints, ICHR received (32) complaints regarding the right to life, compared to (26) complaints in 2019. These complaints ranged between (17) complaints related to death because of negligence or medical error, compared to (9) cases in 2019. This, in addition to one complaint about deaths in mysterious circumstances compared to one complaint also in 2019. Additionally, (9) complaints related to judicial rulings related to the death penalty compared to (7) complaints in 2019, and (3) complaints related to deaths in places of detention compared to two complaints in 2019, and two unclassified complaints compared to one complaint in 2019. Official procedures and measures to protect the right to life With the spread of the Covid-19 virus, all official authorities have taken a number of measures aimed at combating the spread of this virus, as it may harm all human rights, especially the right to life. The Ministry of Health has worked, in addition to all preventive measures to prevent infection with the Corona virus, to monitor all cases of deaths resulting from infection with this virus17. Despite the preventive measures taken by the ministry in this regard, it recorded the occurrence of (1572) deaths this year out of the total number of citizens infected with this virus. Accountability for violations of the right to life The number of complaints about deaths following medical treatment reached (17) complaints in the West Bank, compared to (8) complaints in 2019. ICHR did not receive any responses. Within the framework of the investigation into the deaths documented by ICHR, the Public Prosecution in the West Bank responded to the circumstances of (43) deaths out of (103) unnatural documented deaths, i.e. a response rate of approximately 17 For more details on this ,see :Maen Shehda Dais ,The State of Palestine’s Readiness to Realize the Right to Health During the Corona Pandemic( Covid-19( ,)Palestine :The Independent Commission for Human Rights ,)2020 .In addition ,the electronic platform on the website of the Ministry of Health is www.moh.ps Executive Summary 2020