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justification, and the non‐separation between inmates set forth in the law, and
discrimination among inmates by the administration.
B. Preventive Security
ICHR received (924) complaints in 2010 against the Preventive Security Service in
the West Bank, compared with (570) complaints in 2009. The complaints focused
on: 1) the investigation into the conditions of detention and arrest; 2) the failure
to follow legal procedures; 3) torture, ill‐treatment and violence; 4) not allowing
the families to visit their detained relatives; 5) failure to bring detainees before
the competent judicial authorities; 6) delay or failure to implement court
decisions; 7) provision of medical treatment during arrest; 8) house searches
without a warrant; and 9) confiscation of property and other special items.
Complaints submitted against the Preventive Security Service included the
following violations: 1) violation of the right to fair legal proceedings, such as
arbitrary arrest and detention on political background and detention without
trial; 2) the right of citizens to obtain public services; 3) the right of citizens to a
competent, open and fair court; 4) the right of citizens to participate in holding
public jobs; 5) the right of citizens to private property; and 6) the right of citizens
to personal security and not being exposed to torture, cruel and degrading
treatment or to physical or moral assault.
C. General Intelligence Service
ICHR received (632) complaints in 2010 against the General Intelligence Service in
the West Bank, compared with (342) complaints in 2009. Complaints focused on:
1) failure to follow legal procedures during arrest and detention; 2)failure to
implement court decisions; 3) exposure to torture and ill‐treatment in places of
detention; 4) arbitrary detention on political grounds; and 5) the confiscation of
private property. Complaints received by ICHR included violations on the
following rights: 1) the right to life; 2) attack on citizens’ financial rights; 3)
freedom from abuse of power; 4) the right to fair legal proceedings, such as
arbitrary arrest and detention on political grounds; 5) citizen’s right to peaceful
assembly; 6) the right to obtain public services; and 7) the right to hold public
jobs.
D. Military Intelligence
ICHR received (130) complaints in 2010 against the Military Intelligence Service,
compared with (104) complaints in 2009. The majority of the complaints received
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