54 The Independent Commission for Human Rights - ICHR Recommendations • Until capital punishment is abolished from the Palestinian legal system, the ICHR appreciates the President of the State of Palestine, who has continued to refrain from endorsing death sentences rendered by Palestinian courts. The President is advised to continue to do so and exercise his constitutional power of special pardon in order to reduce death sentences entered by Palestinian courts to the penalty of imprisonment for life. • Coordination needs to be enhanced by government bodies in charge of death documentation. At the same time, coordinated electronic documentation will be upgraded between these agencies, particularly the MoH and MoI. • The Public Prosecution needs to investigate all cases of murder, particularly those committed in unnatural circumstances, to uncover and bring culprits to justice. Investigation will also be opened into cases with no records of competent investigative bodies, especially in the West Bank. This will follow the lines of divisions provided for under international conventions. • All pending death sentences rendered by in the Gaza Strip should be reviewed. The legal framework for the death penalty needs to be revisited in accordance with relevant legal processes and international standards. This will ensure consistence with the international conventions to which the State of Palestine acceded, particularly the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) on the abolition of the death penalty. • The Military Prosecution needs to launch serious investigations into claims of encroachments on the right to life committed by law enforcement personnel or inside detention centres. Investigations will also highlight deaths caused by the abuse of arms by these officials. • Various municipal councils need to exercise effective control over public and private places, ensuring that public safety measures are in place in respective areas of jurisdiction. In addition, municipal councils will play an enhanced role in observing dangerous places within relevant geographical areas. • The PEA needs to implement adequate oversight, inspection and public awareness campaigns to reduce deaths resulting from electric shocks. • The MoL needs to provide effective and efficient control and inspection over workplaces to ensure that public safety measures are available, consequently reducing the incidence of death on these sites. • The MoH needs to launch serious investigations into incidents of death in the context of medical treatment or surgical operations. Serious preventive and remedial measures should be in place to address medical malpractice. In particular, necessary executive actions will be taken to put into effect the Law by Decree on Medical and Health Protection and Safety No. 31 of 2018. The Situation of Human Rights in Palestine