NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Categorisation of Complaints concerning Economic and Sociocultural Rights
Of the total of 27 complaints concerning Economic and Socio-cultural Rights, 3 each related
to education rights and health rights, 1 each to property and food, 6 to Shelter/Housing, 10
to service rights, and 3 to miscellaneous rights.
Types of complaints
Months
Shrawan Bhadra
Education
Aswin
Kartik
Mangsir
Poush
Magh
Falgun Chaitra Baishak Jestha
1
1
Health
2
Shelter/Housing
1
Total
1
3
1
3
1
6
1
Property/Religious/cultural
Service★
2
1
1
1
Food
1
1
4
1
3
Total
2
1
2
10
1
1
Miscellaneous
★
4
Ashad
2
7
3
1
2
3
6
27
It includes complaints relating to job-related discrimination, retirement-related discrimination, and deprivation of service and facilities.
Categorisation of Complaints concerning Women’s Rights
Of the total of 22 complaints concerning women’s rights, 1 related to flesh trade, 4 to
domestic violence, 6 to witchcraft charges, 5 to marriage (matrimonial), 3 to rape and
another 3 to miscellaneous.
Types of complaints
Months
Shrawan Bhadra
Aswin
Kartik
Mangsir
Poush
Magh
Falgun Chaitra Baishak Jestha
Ashad
1
Flesh trade
1
2
Domestic violence
4
Witchery
1
1
Marriage (matrimonial)
2
1
1
Rape
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
3
1
40
2
4
2
2
4
6
Miscellaneous
Total
Total
4
1
1
2
2
3
4
22