detention of a person with disability on grounds of freedom of expression, and abstention
from issuing passports to three residents of Gaza.
The Independent Commission for Human Rights - ICHR
75
Number of claimd violation of the right of
personal with disabilities to personal liberty
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liberty
According
to complaints,
the majority
of claims
(112) of
abuses
of the right
to personal
were
According
to complaints,
the majority
of claims
(112)
of abuses
of the
right to liberty
personal
imputed
the Civil
Police
agency
the West
Bank.inThese
involved
detention,
especially
libertytowere
imputed
to the
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agency
the West
Bank.arbitrary
These involved
arbitrary
without
adequate
warrant.
The
Police
agency
also
detained
a
number
political
activists.
detention, especially without adequate warrant. The Police agency also detained a number
political
activists.
Also,
104 claims
of this right were filed against the General Intelligence agency in the West Bank,
including three unwarranted travel bans. Violations of the right to personal liberty by General IntelAlso,personnel
104 claims
of thisfeatured
right were
filed against
theonGeneral
in the
ligence
mainly
arbitrary
detention
groundsIntelligence
of the rightagency
to freedom
ofWest
opinion
Bank,
including
three
unwarranted
travel
bans.
Violations
of
the
right
to
personal
liberty
and expression or right to freedom of political affiliation. Another 32 claims were filed against the
by General
Intelligence
personnel
featured
arbitrary
detention
on grounds
of to
theperPreventive
Security
and 29 against
the mainly
JSC in the
Jericho
city. Claims
of abusing
the right
sonal
liberty
were
also
made
against
the
Public
Prosecution,
Military
Justice
Authority,
National
right to freedom of opinion and expression or right to freedom of political affiliation.
Security
Forces,
Military
Intelligence,
andthe
governor
offices.
The later
personal
Another
32 claims
were
filed against
Preventive
Security
and impinged
29 againstonthe
JSC in liberty
the
through
governor-ordered
detentions,
notably
in
the
Qalqiliya
governorate.
Complaints
revealed
Jericho city. Claims of abusing the right to personal liberty were also made against the
that this form of detention was used on 13 occasions throughout 2021. Some complainants were dePublic Prosecution, Military Justice Authority, National Security Forces, Military
tained against the backdrop of the right to freedom of opinion and expression and right to belong to
Intelligence,
political
parties. and governor offices. The later impinged on personal liberty through
The complaints lodged to the ICHR unveiled that most claims of ban on travel were reported against
the West Bank-based MoI. Without a legal justification or court order, the Ministry refrained from
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issuing 28 passports to Gaza citizens and one to a West Bank resident. Victims reported that these
abstentions were justified by security clearance. Complaints also showed seven claims by Gaza residents, who were banned from travelling by the Civil Affairs Authority in the West Bank.
In the Gaza Strip, the ICHR noted that the majority of claims (75) of abuses of the right to personal
liberty were made against the Police agency, involving arbitrary detention and ban on travel. On
the other hand, 39 claims of violations of the right to personal liberty were filed against the Internal
Security, six against Governor Offices, and four against the Public Prosecution. Other impingements
on this rights were documented against correction and rehabilitation centres and Justice Military
Authority.
Twenty Seventh Annual Report 2021