After careful consideration, SUHAKAM decided that 131 complaints fell outside
SUHAKAM’s jurisdiction. This marked a 61.6% decrease in complaints received outside
the jurisdiction of SUHAKAM from the previous year.
Of the 1,049 complaints accepted by SUHAKAM, 581 of them have been completed
while the rest are still being investigated.
Table 2 Breakdown of Human Rights Complaints, 2018
NO.
70
SUBJECT MATTER
PENINSULA
SABAH
SARAWAK
-
-
-
1.
Human dignity
2.
Equality/discrimination (on the basis of race,
religion, gender, disability, political affiliation
etc.)
22
-
4
3.
Right to life
16
1
1
4.
Liberty and security of person
34
3
-
5.
Human trafficking/smuggling
4
-
1
6.
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment
53
3
1
7.
Arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile
109
61
1
8.
Equality before the law/right to a fair and
public hearing
24
2
3
9.
Right to privacy
7
-
-
10.
Freedom of movement
5
1
-
11.
Right to seek asylum and refugee status
17
-
-
12.
Right to nationality
31
381
1
13.
Right to own property
12
35
-
14.
Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion
5
-
1
15.
Freedom of opinion and expression
-
-
-
16.
Right to peaceful assembly
1
1
1
17.
Freedom of association
-
-
-
18.
Right to take part in government/voters’ rights
3
-
-
19.
Right to work/employment and migrant
workers’ rights
22
16
2
20.
Right to rest and leisure
7
-
-
21.
Right to adequate standard of living (food,
clothing, housing, healthcare)
54
15
1
22.
Right to education
9
5
2
SUHAKAM
ANNUAL REPORT 2018