ICHR Palestine 2020-2022 ICHR Palestina 2020-2022 Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) har önskat kärnstöd från Sida med 12 MSEK för genomförandet av deras verksamhet inom ramen för deras strategisk plan för perioden 2020-2022.

ICHR är en palestinsk oberoende nationell institution med mandat att verka som en ombudsmannainstitution för mänskliga rättigheter. Stödet syftar till att främja de mänskliga rättigheterna i Palestina genom att: (1) följa upp kränkningar av mänskliga rättigheter; (2) stärka ansvarsutkrävande och säkerställa att palestinsk lagstiftning och policyramverk är i enlighet med de mänskliga rättigheterna (3) främja opinionsbildning för mänskliga rättigheter i Palestina; samt (4) stärka Palestinas regionala och internationella samarbete kring de mänskliga rättigheterna. 
 
Den totala budgeten för ICHR:s verksamhet under perioden 2020-2022 är 80 MSEK. Utöver Sverige har ICHR hittills erhållit stöd från fyra länder; Schweiz, Nederländerna, Norge samt Danmark som verkar i ett givarkonsortium. 3% av ICHR:s budget finansieras av de palestinska myndigheterna. ICHR has applied to Sweden for funding of 12 million SEK to carry out its strategic plan in Palestine during the period 2020-2022.  

ICHR contributes to the protection and promotion of human rights in Palestine in accordance with the international human rights treaties and Palestine's independence Declaration and Basic Law. ICHR works with both the rights holders and duty bearers in Palestine. It collaborates with, but is independent from, civil society and public institutions. 

The funding to ICHR has been provided on a three-year basis, linked to the periods of the organization's strategic plans. The last three-year strategic plan 2017 - 2019 has now ended. ICHR's new strategic plan (2020-2022) includes 5 outcomes: 

(1) To promote measures of prevention, protection, accountability and redress; 
(2) Promote a national legislative, policy and institutional framework upholding human rights, in conjunction with sustainable development goals (SDGs);
(3) Promote and disseminate the culture of human rights; 
(4) Improve regional and international cooperation; 
(5) Promote ICHR institutional development and sustainability. 

The intervention’s total budget is 80 million SEK, out of which the PA contributes with approximately 3 %. The remaining 77, 8 million SEK (approximately 8,25 million USD) is contributed by other donors. The Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) is the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) with a function of an Ombudsman in Palestine. The ICHR was established in 1993 upon a presidential decree with the mission to monitor the development of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as work with the accountability of authorities, providing capacity support and work with advocacy for human rights.
ICHR's strategic plan (2020-2022) includes 5 outcomes: 
(1) To promote measures of prevention, protection, accountability and redress; 
(2) Promote a national legislative, policy and institutional framework upholding human rights, in conjunction with sustainable development goals (SDGs);
(3) Promote and disseminate the culture of human rights; 
(4) Improve regional and international cooperation; 
(5) Promote ICHR's institutional development and sustainability.