CHAPTER 2 - REPORT OF THE COMPLAINTS AND INQUIRIES WORKING GROUP
Table 1: Breakdown of Human Rights Complaints, 2011
NO.
1.
COMPLAINTS
Government Agencies
(i) Police Force
(a) Inaction
(b) Abuse of power
(c) Excessive use of force
(ii) Prison Department
(iii) National Registration Department
(iv) Immigration Department
2.
Preventive Detention Laws
(i) Emergency (Public Order and Prevention
of Crime) Ordinance 1969
(ii) Dangerous Drug (Special Preventive
Measures) Act 1985
(iii) Internal Security Act 1960
PENINSULA
66
34
10
11
3
2
34
SABAH
SARAWAK
1
2
27
9
1
6
3
6
1
3.
Land Matters
153
4.
Indigenous Peoples
156
5.
Refugees
65
6.
Migrant Workers
36
7.
Persons with Disabilities
7
8.
Freedom of Expression
5
9.
Freedom of Religion
1
10.
Others
108
20
Total
553
219
48
10
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The nature of complaints varied at each location:
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In Kuala Lumpur, these were related mainly to matters involving indigenous peoples (156 cases)
and alleged police inaction (66 cases).
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In Sabah, the majority of grievances were about land matters (153 cases).
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In Sarawak, most of the complaints were about alleged infringement of Native Customary Rights
to land (48 cases).
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