39 and initiate reconstruction projects. The MoPWH needs to prioritise vulnerable and marginalised groups, namely, women, PWDs, and older persons, to empower them to access their right to adequate housing. The Palestinian government needs to deliver on its legal responsibilities for, and give special priority to, Gaza reconstruction. To this avail, the government should place pressure on international donors to fulfil their pledges to implement the Gaza reconstruction plan. 2.2.5 The variable in cultural rights The Basic Law provides the freedom of literary, artistic, and cultural creativity, requiring that the State provide legal frameworks and policy measures to realise and protect these rights. Although the State of Palestine accessed to the ICESCR in 2014, legal frameworks needed to realise and safeguard this right, protect intangible heritage, and maintain free access to information have not been developed. The ICHR monitored several abuses of the right to culture. A cultural event organised by the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre was halted. A group of individuals physically assaulted, verbally assaulted, and injured a number of participants in the Ashtar International Youth Theatre Festival 2022: Ultra Art. Al-Mustawda3 Cultural Centre also cancelled a musical performance to be organised in the Ramallah city. According to information available to the ICHR, even though a legal basis of accountability is in place, persons who threatened or assaulted cultural institutions or participants in relevant cultural activities were held to account. Competent government bodies did not provide needed protection to these cultural centres. In this context, the ICHR recommends that the Police provide necessary and adequate protection to cultural centres and activities. The Public Prosecution needs to discharge its duty and investigate any encroachments on or threats to cultural centres. The Law on the Freedom of Access to Information, law on intellectual property rights, law on the national archive, and law on the protection of intangible heritage need to be approved. Executive Summary 2022