HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2018 issued subject to the approval of the Commissioners. The Unit was able to successfully conclude 148 inquiries during 2018 while 443 cases are nearing conclusion. Total Number of cases Cases pending Cases in the final stages of conclusion Cases concluded 1682 1091 443 148 Statistics of the backlog unit 2018 3.1.6. Public Consultations of the Commission: The Commission held a total of 10713 public consultations during 2018 out of which 2864 were held by the Head Office while the remaining 7849 were held by Regional Offices. During public consultations the officers of both the Head office and the regional offices assist complainants in identifying if their grievances fall within fundamental rights violations, and in the event those do not, referring the aggrieved persons to appropriate institutions for redress. Regional Office Number of public consultations Ampara Anuradhapura Badulla Batticaloa Jaffna Kalmunai Kandy Matara Trincomalee Vavuniya 481 974 505 558 1281 432 1062 1056 489 1118 Number of public consultations conducted by the HRCSL regional offices 47