Chapter 2 - Report of the Complaints, Monitoring and Inquiries Group
Of the 660 complaints accepted (Table 1), the Commission has completed investigations into 206
cases (Figure 2), while the rest are still being investigated.
Table 1: Breakdown of Human Rights Complaints, 2012
NO.
1.
2.
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COMPLAINTS
Government Agencies
i. Police Force
a. Inaction
b. Abuse of power
c. Excessive use of force
ii. Prison Department
iii. National Registration
Department
iv. Immigration Department
Preventive Detention Laws
i.
Dangerous Drug (Special
Preventive Measures) Act 1985
ii. Internal Security Act 1960
iii. Emergency (Public Order and
Prevention of Crime) Ordinance
1969
PENINSULA
SABAH
SARAWAK
36
38
34
12
8
3
5
0
0
2
0
0
5
9
45
5
0
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
5
0
0
3.
Land Matters
8
141
28
4.
Indigenous Peoples
34
0
0
5.
Refugees
50
0
0
6.
Migrant Workers
41
17
8
7.
Persons with Disabilities
7
0
0
8.
Environment
1
0
0
9.
Death in Custody
1
0
0
10.
Education
9
1
0
11.
Others
77
14
11
TOTAL
372
239
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