Number of complaints

Number of complaints

Chart 4 Number of Sexual Harassment Complaints, Various Years

Severed complaints may receive a separate registry number.

Police records show a decrease in the number of complaints of domestic violence.

Figure 17 Number of days taken to respond to complaints concerning bank charges, 2001 2004

The Phonebusters National Call Centre in Canada reported 8,187 identity theft complaints in 2002, a number that had increased substantially, to 13,359 complaints, by 2003.

The Ombudsman currently received over 5,000 citizen complaints annually, and the number was growing.

(b) The absence or small number of complaints, prosecutions and convictions relating to acts of racial discrimination in the country.

Figure 16 Number of days taken to respond to complaints concerning non receipt delays in receipt of payments, 2001 2004

The number of individual complaints received has more than tripled in the past five years, from fewer than 1,000 complaints in 1997 to more than 3,500 in 2001 and over 5,000 in 2004.

The number of individual complaints received has more than tripled in the past five years (from fewer than 1,000 complaints in 1997 to more than 3,500 in 2001 and over 5,000 in 2004).

As a result of efforts to encourage reporting, awareness and education, data for the period 1999 2002 show an increase in the number of complaints filed at women's and children's police stations between 2001 and 2002 the number of complaints rose by 33 per cent, from 6,284 to 8,367.

It would also be useful to have information on the number of complaints of sexual harassment in schools, the procedures in place to address such complaints, and the measures taken to prevent the stigmatization of victims.

As indicated by the statistics set out in the annex to his country's fourth report, a number of complaints against police officers lodged with the Complaints Investigation Bureau had, on being reviewed by the NHRC, resulted in prosecutions.

Registration of complaints Rapporteur for new complaints and interim measures 158 99.

The absolute number of complaints is, of course, an imperfect measure of the importance of NTBs across sectors, as the latter vary in economic size.

The next chart details the number of annual complaints of sexual harassment in the military, showing a significant increase in 2003, attributed mainly to growing awareness and to a number of high profile cases.

As the number of complaints processed under a new optional protocol grows, provision of the necessary conference services and editing and translation services will be necessary.

(f) In spite of the increase in number of complaints filed against the police, often by persons of foreign origin, for ill treatment, only a minority of these complaints result in prosecutions or indictments, and even fewer cases result in compensation for the victims or their families

The Committee requested information on the application and impact of these provisions in practice, including the number of complaints lodged with the Ministry under section 65(2).

Transmission of complaints 157 98.

Method of dealing with complaints

At present, the Afghan National Police Force has only one Family Intervention Unit with an emergency telephone number to receive complaints from women victims of violence.

Some CAOs have several complaints procedures a total of 162 complaints procedures were found in 89 CAOs.

If the number of complaints is related to sectoral export value, the agriculture and food sectors turn out to be the ones with the largest number of NTB complaints in relative terms, followed by mining and textiles. In general, OECD survey findings show that businesses worldwide feel constrained in their ability to access foreign markets by a broad set of NTBs and other kinds of obstacles.

Of these complaints, the inspection ceased in 138 instances for various grounds, 87 complaints were settled and 17 of the complaints were deemed admissible and were examined through the relevant channels.

Disputes and complaints

Inadmissible complaints 163

Procedure for determining admissibility of complaints

Procedure for determining admissibility of complaints

As stated in our previous report, the Public Complaints Commissioner remains responsible for handling complaints and grievances from the public, including complaints from women.

She asked which crimes withdrawals of complaints applied to, and whether victims were pressured to withdraw such complaints.

However no reliable information is available regarding the number of such complaints brought to the notice of such committees and the action taken by them against the personnel involved.

(i) Allegations and complaints against immigration staff, including complaints of excessive use of force in the removal of denied asylum seekers.

Complaints regarding detention of individuals are filed

Method of dealing with complaints 160 106.

Conditions for admissibility of complaints 161 108.

Complaints were always investigated.

Anonymous complaints were inadmissible.

The State party explains that the Dutch Association of Insurers is only one of a large number of organizations, including the Consumers' Association, which is affiliated to the Insurance Companies' Complaints Council.

(h) A register of prisoners' complaints and requests

(c) Listening to and receiving prisoners' complaints investigating complaints of a serious nature and taking decisions thereon in accordance with the law.

All those complaints were rejected.

That will lead to a greater number of complaints at the international level and is likely to lead to ever more serious violations carried out by an ever wideninga growing group of people.