HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2020
Types of complaints received to the Head Office and the Regional Offices
Mannar
Puttlam
Regional Offices
Head Office
99 142
28
56
16
119
875
994
1869
Grand Total
Vavuniya
31
Trincomalee
40
Matara
Kalmunai
67 114
Kandy
Killinochchi
18
Jaffna
Personal Liberty
Batticaloa
21 124
Ampara
Badulla
Region
Anuradhapura
Types of Complaints
(a)Torture
(Physical and Mental)
(b) Degrading Treatment
9
48
--
--
47
1
2
15
12
2
9
3
18
166
249
415
--
1
4
2
1
1
21
--
--
1
1
1
3
36
--
36
(c) Harassment
2
--
9
8
21
1
--
21
--
7
14
4
15
102
213
315
(d) Sexual Harassment
--
--
--
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1
2
3
(e )Threats
(f) Arbitrary
Arrest/Detention
(g) Death in Custody
--
7
--
2
22
8
1
1
28
3
15
3
45
135
--
135
10
63
4
53
22
29
7
58
98
15
17
5
38
419
491
910
--
3
1
1
--
--
--
--
3
--
--
--
--
8
21
29
(h) Extra-Judicial Killings
--
--
--
--
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
1
4
5
(j) Prisoners Rights
--
2
--
--
--
4
1
--
--
--
--
7
14
21
Other Civil & Political
Rights
--
1
--
2
6
1
1
5
3
--
21
11
32
2
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