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 53 The nature of complaints varied at each location: - In Kuala Lumpur, these were related mainly to matters involving indigenous peoples (156 cases) and alleged police inaction (66 cases). - In Sabah, the majority of grievances were about land matters (153 cases). - In Sarawak, most of the complaints were about alleged infringement of Native Customary Rights to land (48 cases). 41

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