Denial of right of complaint

The refusal of government, business or professional organizations to receive, judge or act on complaints against its or its representatives or members activities. The denial of the right of complaint takes many forms. A bureaucratic procedure requiring years and massive expenditure may cause the applicant delays, or bankruptcy or may intimidate him. People with complaints may be threatened or harassed directly or indirectly. Complaints may be heard and automatically disregarded.

1. Denial of political rights

1. Underutilization of legal rights
2. Underproductivity
3. State sanctioned torture
4. Official evasion of complaints
5. Legalized racial discrimination
6. Infringement of privacy
7. Human torture
8. Expropriation of land from indigenous populations
9. Exploitation in employment
10. Apartheid

1. Consumer dissatisfaction

1. Denial of right to participate in government
2. Denial of right to hold public office

1. Providing sufficient legal recourse
2. Ensuring equitable complaint channels
3. Denying right of complaint
4. Complaining
5. Abstaining from legal recourse

1. Self-denial
2. Lack
3. Illegality
4. Denial
5. Complaints
6. Authority