representatives, students, youths among others attended the consultations. In 2012, the NHRC organized 4 campaigns in Sylhet, Sirajganj, Rangpur and Moulvibazar. A good number of recommendations emerged out of these interactions. These are as follows: yNHRC should form a Human Rights Watchdog Group in each district comprising different sections of people. dates, taking action to ask for the release of prisoners who are being incarcerated for minor offence, foreign prisoners who are in acute need of legal protection etc. Seminar on Prosecuting Crimes against Humanity In order to help prosecution of crimes against humanity by the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) and ensure due process of law in accordance with Roundtable on Communal Harmony and Human Rights. yNHRC should lead a mass awareness campaign to enrich people's understanding and shape a rights sensitive mind-set. yChildren's voice should be heard and their best interest should be taken into account: yA separate body, either Children's Ombudsman or Children's Commission has to be established in order to look after children's interests. The NHRC should take an initiative to put the matter on the table of the apex level of policy makers; yThe NHRC should review the Special Marriage Act in order to prohibit child marriage; yThe NHRC should pay more attention to monitoring of prison conditions especially condition of the under-trial prisoners who should be brought to the court on due the principles of fairness and justice, the NHRC organized a seminar on 28 January, 2012 focusing on Transparency, Accountability and Due Process of Law at the ICTB. Dialogue on Communal Harmony, Human Rights and Today's Bangladesh A dialogue was initiated by the NHRC on a number of national issues, such as communal harmony and human rights in the perspective of current political situation in the country. A round table discussion was organized by the NHRC on December, 02, 2012, on these issues, which was attended by the representatives of a cross-section of organizations, civil society members, academics, government officials, NGOs and media personalities. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT, 2012 37

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