Chapter 2 - Report of the Complaints, Monitoring and Inquiries Group II. INQUIRIES DIVISION It was never the people who complained of the universality of human rights, nor did the people consider human rights as a Western or Northern imposition. It was often their leaders who did so. Kofi Annan The Inquiries Division, established in 2012, began following up on the Commission’s recommendations presented in the Public Inquiry Reports, especially those on freedom of public assembly. It has also initiated action on the Commission’s Report of the National Inquiry into the Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Malaysia (NI Report). It has been closely monitoring the National Task Force set up by the Government to study and implement the recommendations in the NI Report. 1. NI REPORT In its Annual Report 2012, the Commission had reported its activities in conducting the NI. This exercise was completed over 18 months at a cost of about RM1.23 million, primarily involving public consultations and hearings, and preparation of the Report. During the year under review, the Commission took the process further by holding discussions with stakeholders before finalising its proposals and recommendations. Separate sessions were held with Government agencies, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the private sector and the media respectively. The Commission’s Chairman Tan Sri Hasmy Agam, ViceChairman Datuk Dr Khaw Lake Tee, and Commissioners Ms Jannie Lasimbang, Datuk Detta Samen, Mr James Nayagam and Mr Muhammad Sha’ani Abdullah attended the sessions held in three regions (Table 9). 56