NCPA Chairman, Dr. Natasha Balendra said this is a slight increase over the 10,315 cases in 2014 and of the complaints, the highest 2,317 were related to cruelty to children.

Among of them the highest amount is reported as 2317 for the cases on cruelty to the children while  1463 cases on not receiving compulsory education,  885 cases of neglecting of children, 735 cases on sexual harassment and 433 of rape cases, 365 on grave sexual abuse cases.

District wise, the highest number of complaints of 1,522 had been received from the Colombo District while 1187, 827, 700, 634, 622,573 and 540 complaints had been received from Gampaha, Kurunegala, Galle, Kalutara, Ratnapura, Anuradhapura and Puttalam districts respectively, she added.

The public is requested to make complaints on any kind of child abuse or child right violations via hotline 1929.  

Hotline 1929 is a toll free 24 – hour hotline dedicated to receiving complaints on child abuse and child right violtion

and also giving an opportunity for children to talk when they need for the child assistant service or inform the NCPA Police investigation unit.