The Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) | Shadow report null confessions obtained through torture and other forms of maltreatment. At the same time, however, neither the Public Prosecution nor the Military Prosecution placed any law enforcement officials accused of such acts under criminal investigation. These officials were not, therefore, held criminally accountable. A case in point was the decisions of the Palestinian Court of Cassation no. 117 of 2016 and no. 315 of 2014. • On training and rehabilitation of detention facility managers The report highlights significant efforts and trainings provided to law enforcement personnel, but does not explain the impact of these initiatives. It does not state the reason for the increasing number of claims of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, which the ICHR and other human rights actors continue to receive every year. In addition to some public activities concerning human rights curricula at some universities, the Report makes reference to awareness raising and training efforts made by the Ministry of Interior, relevant agencies, ICHR, civil society groups, and particularly human rights organisations in the fight against torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. However, the Report makes no mention of the official efforts exerted by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Ministry of Information to prohibit torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in formal educational curricula, programmes, and information materials. • In relation to compensating victims of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment 1. While the Palestinian Basic Law of 2002 provides for compensating persons affected by acts of torture, the national legal system contains provisions on the right to claim compensation for torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Effective since 1944, however, the national legal framework needs to upgraded in line with the developments that have taken place since then. Along the vein, the Report makes no reference to any government directions to develop this legal system with a view to fulfil the State’s obligations following accession to the Convention in 2014 as well as to enforce constitutional provisions under the Basic Law of 2002. 16