3. Monitoring of Detention Facilities and Evaluation
of Government Bodies’ Engagement with the ICHR
in the Complaint Process
Within the framework of its responsibilities for protecting and promoting
human rights in Palestine, the ICHR visits detention centres in the West Bank
and Gaza Strip. The ICHR monitors detention conditions and treatment of
detained persons in security headquarters or correction and rehabilitation
centres. Conducted with the consent of, and in cooperation with, security
agencies and the MoI, these visits aim at safeguarding the dignity of detained
persons in decent and acceptable conditions as well as the human treatment
of these detainees in line with relevant international customs and laws. The
Annual Report provides a detailed account of the conditions of correction
and rehabilitation centres, temporary detention centres (Police custody), and
detention centres of various security agencies.
ICHR recommendations on detention centres in the West Bank
1. The MoI should close down the Bethlehem correction and rehabilitation
centre in view of the problems and conditions, which directly impact
inmates’ human rights.
2. The MoI should enable relevant bodies to carry out periodic monitoring and
inspection over correction and rehabilitation centres. These will provide
judicial inspection over detention centres and ensure compliance with the
Law on Correction and Rehabilitation Centres. This recommendation has
been repeated for the past three years.
3. In accordance with the provisions of the Law on Correction and
Rehabilitation Centres, the MoI should provide medical services to inmates
throughout correction and rehabilitation centres, particularly permanent
clinics and resident doctors and nurses.
4. Construct correction and rehabilitation centres which fulfil necessary
conditions and provide adequate living and health conditions to inmates.
Correction and rehabilitation centres will also be built in governorates,
where inmates are held in Police holding cells for long periods, as is
currently the case in Qalqiliya.
5. Provide vocational workshops and organise training sessions to rehabilitate
inmates and realise the purpose of their incarceration.
6. Take expedited action to operate correction and rehabilitation centres in
Nablus and Jenin. Although buildings have been prefabricated for several
years, work is still underway to furnish and equip these centres with police
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