HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2019 3.1.4. Recommendations: In 2019 the Commission issued a total of 77 recommendations. The reason for the slight decrease in numbers from previous years is the security situation in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attack which necessitated the Commission to increase monitoring visits to places of detention and conduct a host of activities to promote ethnic Harmony, peace, and co-existence among communities. The majority of the recommendations was on the violation of equality and non-discrimination provisions in the Constitution in the context of complaints pertaining to economic and social rights, such as the right to education. Similar to the previous year, the highest number of recommendations (at 38) was issued in relation to admission to public schools which remains a perennial problem the Commission has to intervene in each year. Of the total recommendations, only 14 were on complaints of torture and unlawful arrest and detention (For a full list of Recommendations issued in 2019 see appendix 2). All recommendations are posted on the HRCSL website for public reference. No. of recommendations Economic Social & Cultural 63 Subject/Area Rights - Rights relating to 38 education* Other ESC rights** 25 Rights relating to Personal 14 - liberty*** TOTAL 77 Page *These recommendations pertain to violations in school admissions, in students’ disciplinary matters, in university admissions, in harassment in educational institutions, and job promotions in educational institutions. 53 Source: Database of Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka 53