Established in 2000 under Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Act 1999 [Act 597] to promote protection and promotion of human rights in Malaysia, to promote awareness of human rights and to undertake research by conducting programmes, seminars and workshops and to disseminate and distribute the results of such research, to advise the Government and/or the relevant authorities of complaints against such authorities and recommend to the Government and/or such authorities appropriate measures to be taken, to visit places of detention in accordance with procedures as prescribed by the laws relating to the places of detention and to make necessary recommendations and to undertake any other appropriate activities as are necessary in accordance with the written laws in force, if any, in relation to such activities