The Commission learnt that the Child Right Monitoring and Promotion Officers had explained to the mother that it was inappropriate to migrate without providing maternal protection to the child at least for two years, when the husband objects (HRC/BOC/2/2013) 2. A husband had lodged a complaint stating that he had been subject to difficulties as a result of migration of his wife. The matter was referred to the Bureau of Foreign Employment and the Commission intervened for the safe return of the complainent’s wife from Saudi Arabia. (HRC/BCO/034/2013) 3. A woman who faced difficulty of getting the remains of her husband who died in Saudi while working there repatriated, had lodged a complaint with the Commission. She complained that the Bureau of Foreign Employment was not keen in the matter. The Commission intervened in the matter and Bureau repatriated the remains and handed it over to the wife (HRC/BCO/339/2013) Child Rights 1. The complainant was successful in obtaining the school leaving certificate which was issued only  after  an  inquiry  following  the  child’s  complaint  to  the  Commission  against  the  school.   (HRC/BCO/005/2013) 2. A complaint was lodged by a female student for caning and scolding using harsh language. The matter was settled after summoning the principal and the teacher, explaining the rights of a child and obtaining an assurance not to let room for such incidents. 3. A  complaint  was  lodged  for  not  admitting  the  student  to  a  popular  girl’s school in the area despite her qualification. After an inquiry held by the Commission, the student successfully gained admission to the school. (HRC/BCO/154/2013) 4. The Batticaloa regional Office conducted an investigation on a sexual harassment incident caused to an inmate of a children’s  home with special needs. After convening the relevant parties, the Commission  was  able  to  get  the  offender’s service suspended, to create a change in the administration and to get the authorities agree to get the relevant public officers to carry out sudden inspections of the Home. It was identified by the Commission that the public officers had not paid enough attention to internal problems but had merely talked to the administration officer during inspection visits. (HRC/BCO/022/2013) Rights of family members of missing persons The Commission, having come to know of a gang that cheat family members of disappeared persons and obtain property and money from them in the Batticaloa District, took steps to convene such families and make them aware of the way to lodge complaints relating to disappearances and the manner investigations are held by various organizations. After the awareness programme no other incident of such nature had been reported (HRC/BCO/81/2013) 69