National Human Right Commission 2.20 A ‘Weekly News Digest’ on human rights issues reported in the media is moreover prepared for the feedback of the Commission, a copy of which along with the monthly compendium, is forwarded to all the major Libraries for information. Number and Nature of Complaints 2.21 The Commission continued to receive complaints in large numbers from different parts of the country on a wide range of issues where rights of the people were allegedly violated or negligence shown by the public servants in the prevention of such violations. These complaints by and large included cases alleging custodial deaths, torture, fake encounters, police high-handedness, violations committed by security forces, conditions relating to prisons, atrocities committed on women and children and other vulnerable sections like the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Minorities, communal violence, bonded and child labour, non-payment of retiral benefits, negligence by public authorities, etc. The Commission further took cognizance of the intimations received regarding deaths in police encounters and police custody, judicial custody and in the custody of defence/para military forces. Suo motu cognizance of many incidents based on reports in the print and electronic media was taken including those cases which came to the notice of the Chairperson, Members, Special Rapporteurs and senior officers of the Commission during their visits to different parts of the country Human Rights Violation Cases 2.22 A total of 1,17,808 cases were registered in the Commission (Annexure-1) during 2015-2016. It disposed of 1,18,254 cases which included cases of previous years as well. Of the total number of cases disposed of by the Commission during the year under review, 65,220 were dismissed ‘in limine’ 12 Annual Report - 2015-2016