3rd Quarter (July – September 2016) 3.3 The Human Rights Commission submitted its proposals to the Parliamentary Sub Committee on Law & Order and reiterated the public security regime should be in line with Sri Lanka‟s Human Rights obligations.  The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka in a public statement commended the adoption of Office on Missing Persons (Establishment, Administration and Discharge of functions) Act and reiterated a number of important elements that have to be given serious consideration in establishing the Office.  The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka wrote to the Prime Minister (which was later made public) expressing concern about the bill published in the Gazette on 12th August 2016 proposing to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, which limited rights of suspects to access a lawyer. The letter called upon the Government of Sri Lanka to withdraw the amendment and to continue to recognize and enhance the rights of suspects to have access to their lawyers. 4rd Quarter (October - December 2016) 3.4  HRCSL placed in the public domain its position on the reform of Art. 16 of the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, having considered various representations on the above and also Sri Lanka's international human rights obligations, recommended principles to guide the current constitutional reform process.  The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) issued a public statement on the need to incorporate economic, social and cultural rights in the future constitutional Bill of Rights as fully protected rights. 4.0 ACTIVITIES OF THE INVESTIGATIONS & INQUIRIES DIVISION 4.1 1st Quarter (January – March 2016) 4.1.1 Summary of Complaints The Commission introduced new categorization of complaints with the aim of streamlining the process. 12