including 19 claims of breaches of women’s personal liberty. Including 10 in the West
Bank and nine in the Gaza Strip, these claims featured arbitrary or illegal detention, failure
The Independent
Commission
for Human
Rights -and
ICHRvarious forms of ban on travel. According to
guarantees
of lawful
detention,
74to respect
complaints, four women were arrested without adequate warrant. Two were prevented from
arrested
withouttheir
adequate
Two
werewere
prevented
fromwithout
contracting
their
legal counsels.
Three
contracting
legal warrant.
counsels.
Three
detained
being
brought
before any
were
detained
without
being
brought
before
any
judicial
body.
Two
were
detained
on
grounds
judicial body. Two were detained on grounds of expressing their opinions. Also, five of
expressing their opinions. Also, five women were banned from travelling without a court order or
women were banned from travelling without a court order or legal excuse. For example, a
legal excuse. For example, a complainant reported that she was under a travel ban just because she
complainant
reported
thatstated
she that
wasthe
under
travel ban
just
because
she was
a woman.
was
a woman. Another
three
MoIaabstained
from
issuing
passports
to them.
Two said
Another
three
stated
that
the
MoI
abstained
from
issuing
passports
to
them.
Two
said
their
their ID cards were withheld without a justification or a court ruling.
ID cards were withheld without a justification or a court ruling.
Chart 17: Claims of violation of women’s right to personal liberty: 2019-2021
Chart 17: Claims of violation of women’s right to personal liberty: 2019-2021
Claims of violation of women’s right to
personal liberty
20
19
18
15
16
14
11
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2021
2020
2019
Years
3. Abuse of the right of persons with disabilities to personal liberty
3. Abuse of the right of persons with disabilities to personal liberty
A total of 12 complaints (4 in the West Bank and 8 in the Gaza Strip) were filed to the
A total
12 violations
complaintsof(4 the
in the
West
andwith
8 in disabilities
the Gaza Strip)
were filed
to theby
ICHR
ICHRofon
right
of Bank
persons
to personal
liberty
law on
violations of the right of persons with disabilities to personal liberty by law enforcement personnel.
enforcement personnel.
Complaints included 13 claims of abusing the right to personal liberty of persons with disabilities.
included
13 claims
of abusing
right to
personal
libertydetention
of persons
withthe
In Complaints
the West Bank,
five claims
involved
detentionthe
without
adequate
warrant,
against
disabilities.
In the West
Bank, fiveand
claims
involved
detention
without
adequate
warrant,
background
of freedom
of expression,
continued
detention
of a person
with
disability
in spite of
the fact that a court decision had been entered on his release. In the Gaza Strip, eight persons with
disabilities claimed that their right to personal liberty had been violated. Abuses included detention
91 with disability on grounds of freedom of expreswithout adequate warrant (4), detention of a person
sion, and abstention from issuing passports to three residents of Gaza.
The Situation of Human Rights in Palestine