Programme Contribution to the Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR)

Direct: Palestinian authorities, Legislative Council members, civil institutions (courts), Civil society actors, security agencies, Palestinian victims of human rights violations in the oPt

Indirect: the whole population of the oPt

1. Promote measures of prevention, protection, accountability and redress
2. Promote a national legislative, policy and institutional environment upholding human rights, in conjunction with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
3. Promote and Consolidate the culture of human rights
4. Promote ICHR’s institutional development and sustainability 

Risultati principali attesi:  

• Citizens are better enabled and empowered to claim their rights through an accessible quality complaint handling service (ombudsman)
• Detention centers, shelters and care houses are more consistent with the international standards on the treatment of detained persons
• Torture and ill-treatment are better addressed through rejuvenating national protection and accountability systems at state institutions and the activation of the Coalition against Torture and the Coalition for Civil Oversight of Security Agencies 
• Consistency of Palestinian laws, regulations and policies with international human rights standards is promoted with specific focus on right to social protection, the right to health, civil peace and rule of law
• The use of the international human rights mechanisms is promoted
• The impact of the Israeli HR violations on the PA ability to fulfil its HR obligations is highlighted 
• Raise awareness of citizens on their fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as on how to claim and defend them
• National HR education plan is prepared and implemented
• Influential people (media representatives, unionists and preachers) are empowered to disseminate and promote the culture of human rights 
• ICHR institutional digital transformation is institutionalized
• Mapping of expertise of ICHR’s commissioners for specialized profiles (i.e. Commissioner General for Childhood)
• In 2025, ICHR to re-gain status A by GANHRI sub-committee periodic review

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

• Shadow reports submitted to the ICESCR and CAT committees, which adopted many of ICHR’s comments for their official reports.
• 300,000 Palestinians reached through awareness raising activities in both WB and GS (males and females) in addition to 900 communities.
• About 10,000 Palestinians reached out to ICHR complaints mechanisms in both WB and GS (both males and females). 
• Key national investigations were conducted on national issues to preserve rule of law and social cohesion including the independent autopsy of killed activist Nizar Banat, purchase of C19 Pfizer vaccines from Israel and the killing of AnNajah university student.
• ICHR carried out about 4000 monitoring visits to temporary detention and rehabilitation centers, and attended over 250 case conferences for GBV survivors. 
• ICHR continued its active participation and engagement in different advocacy channels including the Judicial Reform Committee, National Committee for harmonizing Palestinian legal system with int’l human rights treaties, the Legislative Monitoring Network, the Committee for National Budgetary Transparency and the SDGs National Teams, succeeding to link its complaints to the SDGs indicators. 
• ICHR was re-accredited status A by GANHRI based on compliance with the Paris Principles (independence and effectiveness). 
• Succeeded with the help of SDC to improve its financial security with the joining of Finland to the Donors’ Consortium.