C I V I L L I B E RT I E S 4.19 For its part, the Commission received 285 complaints from the State of Jammu & Kashmir in the course of the year under review, many of which listed a dozen or more instances alleging serious violations of human rights. In respect of each of complaints, notices were issued by the Commission, as appropriate, to the competent authorities of the State Government and to the Ministry of Defence and/or the Ministry of Home Affairs, calling for the submission of detailed investigation reports. In each case, after examining the reports, the Commission issued appropriate directions. As in the past, the complaints covered a wide range of allegations, including those of enforced disappearances, illegal detention and torture, custodial death, extra-judicial killings and fake encounters. 4.20 In particular, the Commission made an analysis of complaints relating to allegations of enforced and involuntary disappearances. Because of considerable discrepancies in reports and statements made in respect of the numbers and persons involved, the Commission specifically asked the State Government to indicate: i. whether the State Government has established a system to record allegations of enforced or involuntary disappearance and, if so, the nature of that system; ii. the number of such allegations recorded by it, the details of the system established thus far to investigate such allegations and the results, thus far, of such investigations; iii. the measures that are being taken to prevent the occurrence of enforced or involuntary disappearance; and iv. the measures that are being taken to bring to book those who may have been involved in such disappearances and to provide justice to those who have suffered. The Commission intends to pursue these matters upon receiving the response of the State Government. It has also asked the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons, from whom it had received a complaint, to provide it with certain clarifications and such additional details that it may have in respect of this matter. The Commission urges all concerned to cooperate fully in ascertaining the numbers and whereabouts of those who are alleged to have disappeared, so that this deeply disturbing issue is comprehensively addressed. 4.21 The Commission also continued to monitor developments in respect of matters of which it had taken cognizance earlier. Thus, in regard to the five ANNUAL REPORT 2002-2003 ... ... 49 ... ... ..