Protection of Human Rights Handing of Complaints The total number of complaints received with the year, were 143. The number of complaints brought to a close was 133. 885 people have visited the regional office seeking advice. Categorization of complaints – Regional Office Ampara Nature of the Complaint Personal liberty No. of Complaints Torture Mental 15 & physical 09 harassment Illegal arrest/detention 09 Inaction 46 Employment 34 Education 03 Other 27 Total 143 Special interventions An unrest that cropped up due to the protest campaign staged by the parents of Panam Govipola school against setting up Ampara Lahugala Primary School was settled by intervention of the Commission. A complaint was made regarding disturbance to fishing activities caused by the commencement of Naval patrols in Panama fishing harbor, Ampara; the 53