These complaints entailed 473 claims of illegal and arbitrary arrest and detention71 (350 in the West Bank and 123 in Gaza). The Independent Commission for Human Rights - ICHR 65 of illegal and arrest arbitrary arrest andindetention in theand West Bank and Chart 7:Chart Claims7:ofClaims illegal and arbitrary and detention the West Bank Gaza Gaza 400 350 350 300 250 200 150 123 100 50 0 Gaza West Bank 2.1.3.1.1 Patterns illegal and arbitrary arrest and detention 2.1.3.1.1 Patterns illegal and arbitrary arrest and 1. Detention on grounds of exercising the detention right to freedom of opinion and expression 1. Detention on grounds of exercising the right to freedom of opinion and expression Of all claims of illegal and arbitrary arrest and detention, 109 individuals, including 89 in Of all claims illegal and arbitrary and had detention, 109 individuals, including 89 in the the of West Bank, claimed arrest that they been subjected to arbitrary detention onWest grounds of Bank, claimed that they had been subjected to arbitrary detention on grounds of exercising their exercising their right to freedom of expression. This affected journalists, activists, human right to freedom of expression. This affected journalists, activists, human rights defenders, and rights defenders, and electoral candidates. Twenty (20) of illegal and arbitrary arrest and electoral candidates. Twenty (20) of illegal and arbitrary arrest and detention were cited by activists detention were cited by activists and human rights defenders in the Gaza Strip. By contrast, and human rights defenders in the Gaza Strip. By contrast, claims of illegal and arbitrary arrest and 71 Claimed claims included of illegal144 and and and detention 144complaints in 2020,because 46 in 2019, andinvolve more illegal and arbitrary detentions outnumber the latter detention inarbitrary 2020, 46arrest in arrests 2019, and 125 in included 2018. than one claimed abuse. For example, a single complaint may include a claim of detention without adequate 125 in 2018. warrant, a claim of detention on grounds of exercising freedom of expression, and a claim of governorordered administrative detention. Chart 8: Claims of illegal and arbitrary arrest and detention against the background of freeof expression in the West Bank andand Gaza: 2018-2021 Chart 8:dom Claims of illegal and arbitrary arrest detention against the 80 background of freedom of expression in the West Bank and Gaza: 2018-2021 Arbitrayr detention on grounds of freedom of expression 160 144 140 120 125 109 100 80 60 46 40 20 0 2021 2020 2019 2018 Years Twenty Seventh Annual Report 2021 The fact that individuals are detained on grounds of exercising their rights and freedoms is