RAMALLAH, April 17, 2012 (WAFA) – Although there has been a decline in the number of human rights violations in the Palestinian Territory in 2011, a Palestinian rights group said Tuesday that violations still occur almost on daily basis.

According to Randa Siniora, executive director of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR), number of complaints of human rights violations has decreased by 33% in 2011.

She said at a press conference in Ramallah introducing the organization’s 17^th annual report on the state of human rights in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that even though the situation of human rights in the Palestinian-run areas has improved, there is still room for more improvement.

The reports, which also covered Israeli violations of Palestinian human rights, said Jewish settlers’ violence against Palestinians has increased in 2011.

“Aside from the ongoing Israeli violations of human rights in the Palestinian Territory, 2011 witnessed an escalation in settlers’ attacks and infringements on human rights in the West Bank,” ICHR Commissioner Ahmad Harb said.

He said that ICHR is considering the possibility to legally prosecute Israel for its crimes and violations.

The Palestinian division between the two main factions, Fatah and Hamas, since 2007 has also played a major role in the continuous violation of Palestinian rights in the West Bank and Gaza, said Harb.

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