124 attacked and beaten and the restaurant‐owner was forced to sign a pledge not to hold evening events and concerts in violation of the law.”145 V ‐ Human Rights Defenders Many human rights defenders in the West Bank were subjected to harassment and threats when some of them were arrested during their field work. This is in addition to on the spot the confiscation of materials and documents while documenting violations to human rights, or attacks on some of them. Security Services have on many occasions tried to impede these people’s work, whether directly or indirectly. Security Services in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have prevented those who advocate human rights from visiting detained individuals due to their political affiliation or because they had freely expressed their opinions. Human rights organizations and their personnel were also effected by such measures. 1‐ Violations against Human Rights Defenders and Human Rights Organizations in the West Bank Some human rights defenders have been exposed to arbitrary deprivation of liberty. During the year 2010, the National Security Services in the West Bank arrested a number of human rights defenders, including that of Muhannad Salahat, representative of “Rased”, The Palestinian Association for Human Rights in Jordan, by the General Intelligence Service in the Governorate of Jericho on 18/03/2010 after his return from Amman and was released on 19/04/2010. On 01/05/2010, he was arrested again and was released days after he was arrested. He was exposed to a range of violations, exemplified by 1) being arrested without following the legal procedures; 2) arbitrarily banned from traveling and without a judicial decision as required by law; 3) restricting movement; 4) being summoned to appear before the Intelligence Service investigators for several days and successive periods; and 5) illegal confiscation his personal computer and a video camera.146 ICHR received a complaint about his arrest and followed up the case with the Intelligence Service. He was released, but was arrested again by the General Intelligence Service in Nablus. 145 ICHR is satisfied with listing some examples of the violation of the right to peaceful assembly in the Gaza Strip. For further information about the violations, refer to the monthly reports published on its website: www.ichr.ps 146 According to a complaint received by ICHR.