 Identifying and prioritizing the issues on human rights; (through media report, Global comparative study, reports of different internationally reputed organizations and citizens’ feedback etc.)  Studying, analyzing, and monitoring on human rights situation;  Collecting and preserving data on different human rights issues;  Raising protest against human rights violations including disappearance, harassment, unlawful arrest by police, torture in custodies etc.  Conducting enquiries and investigations as part of its legal mandate;  Taking cognizance suo moto on sensational violations of human rights;  Being party to certain cases in favor of the victims in the court;         Annual Report-2018 16 Adopting mediation and reconciliation to deliver human rights services through mutually acceptable solutions; Providing counseling and legal aid to the victims and vulnerable groups; Imparting field visits and Fact Finding Missions to the affected and, or vulnerable places including places of occurrences of violation of rights; Sending recommendations and guidelines to the Government and to other authorities to improve human rights situation; Working on awareness building and advocacy by arranging workshop, seminar, roundtable conferences etc. Collaborating with NGOs, CSOs, donors, development partners, human rights defenders and other organizations for establishing human rights; Organizing training programs for officers, members of law enforcement agencies (LEAs), lawyers and human rights defenders including journalists for promoting and protecting human rights; Participating in the international and regional programs organized by GANHRI, APF, UNHRC etc. and working together with them on a greater human rights platform; also participating in international cooperation and reporting to the Treaty Bodies and the UPR regularly; sending recommendations to the government on UPR and highlighting the recommendations made by international community for implementation so that national human rights situation can be harmonized with international standards.