Chapter 1 – Report of the Policy, Law and Complaints Group
NO.
SOURCE AND SUBJECT MATTER OF MEMORANDUM
DATE
19.
Memorandum by Members of Parliament regarding the
impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)
on human rights.
1 December
20.
Memorandum by Ms. Norlizan binti Jaafar on the alleged
violation of human rights in the detention of Mr. Kamal
Hisham.
3 December
Upon deliberation, the Commission decided that 343 complaints fell outside its jurisdiction
on the following grounds:
•
•
•
The complaints were on matters pending before the courts or which have been
disposed of by the courts;
The complaints were on administrative issues which should rightly be addressed by
the relevant agencies; and
The complaints were on matters under the jurisdiction of professional bodies.
Figure 1:
1400
No. of Complaints
1200
Human Rights Complaints Received, 2011 – 2015
1232
1000
911
800
624
600
717
676
2014
2015
400
200
0
2011
2012
2013
Of the 333 complaints accepted, the Commission has completed investigations into 197
cases, while the rest are still being investigated.
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