The Independent Commission for Human Rights - ICHR 55 2.1.2 Right to physical safety 2.1.2.1 Number and geographical distribution of complaints The ICHR received a total of 445 complaints, claiming violations of the right to physical integrity, including 252 in the West Bank and 193 in the Gaza Strip. Filed by citizens, the complaints involved 738 claims of abuses of the right to physical integrity in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. These claims were as multiple as to include physical or mental violence, torture, threats, and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Many complaints involved claims of more than one abuse(s) of the right to physical integrity suffered by the same victim in a single complaint. A detailed account shows that 252 complaints were filed by citizens in the West Bank, including 318 accounton shows that 252 complaints were filed by citizens in the West by Bank, claims A ofdetailed infringements the right to physical integrity. All 193 complaints lodged citizens of including 318 claims of infringements on the right to physical integrity. All 193 complaints the Gaza Strip featured 420 claims of similar backgrounds. lodged by citizens of the Gaza Strip featured 420 claims of similar backgrounds. During 2021, the number of violations of the right to physical integrity was more than those reported During 2021,compared the number violations the 676 rightin to 2018, physical was more than410 those in previous years. toof692 in 2019ofand theintegrity ICHR documented claims of reported in previous years. compared to 692 in 2019 and 676 in 2018, the ICHR abuses of the right to physical integrity in complaints lodged by citizens in 2020 in both the West documented claims of abuses of the right to physical integrity in complaints lodged by Bank and the Gaza410 Strip. citizens in 2020 in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Chart 1: Claims of impingements on the right to physical integrity 692 676 2019 2018 410 Claims of abuses of the right to physical integrity 737 Chart 1: Claims of impingements on the right to physical integrity 2021 2020 Years 2.1.2.2 Patterns of infringements on the right to physical safety According to complaints received by the ICHR on abuses of the right to physical integrity, 2.1.2.2claims Patterns of infringements the right to physical involved 262 instances ofon physical or mental violence,safety 289 claims of torture and threats detention received centres, and 168 ICHR incidents cruel,ofinhuman According to in complaints by the on of abuses the rightortodegrading physicaltreatment, integrity, claims including one case of a child at a governmental school. Eighteen (18) claims were made of involved 262 instances of physical or mental violence, 289 claims of torture and threats in detention failure to provide protection to battered persons against violence, all affecting women and centres, and 168 incidents of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, including one case of a child at children. school. Eighteen (18) claims were made of failure to provide protection to battered a governmental persons against violence, all affecting women and children. Chart 2: Patterns of claimed violations of the right to physical integrity Twenty Seventh Annual Report 2021