TABLE 11 Claims of ill-treatment and follow up actions by First Instance Courts Defendant alleged having been exposed to violence, torture or ill-treatment West Bank First Instance Courts 16.4 20.5 11.0 Gaza Strip First Instance Courts 1.9 56.3 2.0 Defendant's claim recorded in the hearing minutes Accused medically examined 12. Information to the defendants about their rights ISTIQLAL also observed that some Courts informed defendants of their rights at the outset of the trial. While this is not a fundamental right per se, it is a welcome practice, whose recurrence is however not homogeneous among courts and judges within the same courts. The percentage of cases where such practice was observed is displayed in Table 12. TABLE 12 - Cases where Courts informed defendants of their rights (%) Ramallah First Instance Court Bethlehem First Instance Court Hebron First Instance Court Nablus First Instance Court Tulkarm First Instance Court Jenin First Instance Court Qalqilya First Instance Court Jericho First Instance Court West Bank First Instance Courts Gaza First Instance Court Khan Younis First Instance Court Gaza Strip First Instance Courts First Instance Courts average Serious Crimes Court 65,1 57,5 33,3 78,9 97,8 13,0 5,3 46,2 61,0 100,0 67,0 86,2 70,7 51,2 49