The Independent Commission for Human Rights - ICHR 11 There has been particular improvement as regards administrative detentions (arrests without charge or trial), including detention on orders by governors. In comparison to 59 in 2020 and 64 in 2019, arbitrary detentions dropped to 41 in 2021. By contrast, unwarranted house raids, overnight arrests, and confiscation of personal possessions went on. Continued torture remains a blot that must be brought to an immediate end. Those who struggle for freedom from the occupation may not be enslaved by anyone whosoever. Figures are not everything. Each unjust action, incident of torture, house raid, or case of detention without due process of law represents a characterized crime, which should not occur in the first place. The perpetrators of these crimes must be held to account. Undermining human dignity, crimes do not provide the positive example we aspire for, namely, to build the State of law and institutions. The ICHR Annual Report provides a detailed account of all of the foregoing. I will not make comparisons between the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Relevant information is included in the report. The principle of comparison is numerical and incorrect for several reasons. Before concluding, I would like to thank former ICHR Commissioner General, my colleague, and human rights activist, Issam Younes, who took over the post during the first half of 2021, as well as all ICHR members of the ICHR Board of Commissioners. The ICHR is proud of establishing principles that set the terms of office for Commissioners, key positions, and constant renewals. My thanks and appreciation also go to all ICHR staff members, Director General Dr. Ammar Dwaik, directors of departments, and managers of branch offices. I will add a special word of thanks to ICHR researchers and field workers, who are at risk. Some of these were under various assaults and sometimes faced slander and defamation, which they confronted courageously. This is a tribute they graciously and willingly accept to pay. I wish to convey special thanks to ICHR administrative support teams. I also would like to thank the Consortium of Donors, which has renewed support for the ICHR over the upcoming three years. The Consortium includes Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Finland. For their professional and political support, I should also like to thank the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions, hosted by the National Human Rights Committee of Qatar, Asia-Pacific Forum of Human Rights Institutions, Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), and GANHRI Sub-Committee on Accreditation, which re-accredited the ICHR with A status. Issam al-Arouri ICHR Commissioner General Twenty Seventh Annual Report 2021