11. For the purpose of discharging its functions the Commission may exercise any or all of the following powers:-
| (a) investigate, any infringement or imminent infringement of fundamental rights in accordance with the succeeding provisions of this Act; |
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| (b) appoint such number of sum-committees at Provincial level, as it considers necessary to exercise such powers of the Commission as may be delegated to them, by the Commission, under this Act; |
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| (c) intervene in any proceedings relating to the infringement or imminent infringement of fundamental rights, pending before any court, with the permission of such court; |
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| (d) monitor the welfare of persons detained either by a judicial order or otherwise, by regular inspection of their places of detention, and to make such recommendations as may be necessary for improving their conditions of detention ; |
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| (e) take such steps as it may be directed to take by the Supreme court, to respect of any matter referred to it by the Supreme Court ; |
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| (f) undertake research into, and promote awareness of human rights, by conducting programmes, seminars and workshops and to disseminate and distribute the results of such research ; |
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| (g) award in its absolute discretion to an aggrieved person or a person acting on behalf of an aggrieved person, such sum of money as is sufficient to meet the expenses that may have been reasonably incurred by him in making a complaint to the Commission under section 14. |
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| (h) do all such other things as are necessary or conducive to the discharge of its functions. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts