86 The Independent Commission for Human Rights - ICHR Chart 24: Patterns of violations by complaint 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Dispersal of peaceful assebly Prevention of peaceful assembly West Bank Detention of participants in peaceful assemblies Assaults on participants Gaza Strip 2.1.5.5 Background of peaceful assemblies by complaint 2.1.5.5 Background of peaceful by complaint According to all five complaintsassemblies the ICHR received in the Gaza Strip, peaceful assemblies were invoked by a livelihood and economic background. Of these, four complaints According to all five complaints the ICHR received in the Gaza Strip, peaceful assemblies were addressed encroachments by security agencies Of on these, peaceful vendor invoked by a livelihood and economic background. fourassemblies complaintsorganised addressed encroachstall owners, who demanded that flea markets be reopened so that they could resume their ments by security agencies on peaceful assemblies organised vendor stall owners, who demanded businesses. marketssohad in their the context of measures taken byhad the been that flea markets These be reopened thatbeen theyclosed could down resume businesses. These markets Gaza de facto authority to respond to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. One closed down in the context of measures taken by the Gaza de facto authority to respond to the spread political right. The MoI and Nationalright. Security of thecomplaint COVID-19concerned pandemic.a One complaint concerned a political The Forces MoI andprevented NationalaSecurity Forces group of persons gathering a public of Gaza city to announce groupprevented of personsafrom gathering in afrom public square ofinGaza city square to announce their candidate their candidate list for the legislative elections, which did not materialise as foreseen. list for the legislative elections, which did not materialise as foreseen. In theIn West complaints (35) lodged the ICHR indicated peacefulthat assemblies theBank, West the Bank, the complaints (35)tolodged to the ICHRthat indicated peaceful were predominantly motivated. politically The ICHRmotivated. received 34 of a 34 political character, assembliespolitically were predominantly Thecomplaints ICHR received complaints relating to infringements by the Police and security agencies on peaceful assemblies to protest of a political character, relating to infringements by the Police and security agencies on the murder of political activist Nizar Banat and call for holding legislative and presidential elections. peaceful assemblies to protest the murder of political activist Nizar Banat and call for holding legislative and presidential elections. 2.1.5.6 Categories of victims by complaint 2.1.5.6toCategories victims by According complaintsofreceived by complaint the ICHR, females were the most vulnerable to violations when they participated in peaceful assemblies. Compared to 17 males, 19 females and one child According toICHR complaints receivedthat by both the ICHR, females the most to of were assailed. The also observed male and femalewere journalists hadvulnerable the lion’s share violations on when they participated in assemblies. peaceful assemblies. Compared to 17 males, 19 encroachments participants in peaceful 106 The Situation of Human Rights in Palestine