Commission that commences its journey on 23 September 2019. It is composed of a Chairman, a Full-time Member and five other honorary Members. 1.1 Mandates The National Human Rights Commission is legally mandated to work extensively with the prime objective of establishing human rights in the country. The Commission needs to intervene into quite a lot of aspects including examining human rights situation of the country, legal system, national and international policies and conventions on human rights etc. And that is why the Commission’s mandates are extensive. The principal mandates of the Commission may be categorized as below: Keeping Constant Watch on HR Violation Taking action on Complaint on HR Violation Providing Counseling & Legal Aid to Victims & Vulnerable Groups Awareness Building & Advocacy on HR Research & Publication on HR Issues Issuing Guidelines & Recommendations on HR Issues Legal Reform on HR issues International Coordination, Participation and Reporting 1.2 Different Roles of NHRCB Watchdog role: NHRCB predominantly plays anobserving and monitoring role on human rights violation; NHRCB watches, studies and analyzes the prevailing human rights situation of the country. Advocacy role: NHRCB holds advocacy with government and non-government organizations, NGOs, INGOs, donors and development partners etc. on many fronts. NHRCB makes awareness building programs, sends recommendations and guidelines to the government and duty-bearers to establish human rights. NHRCB launches call for action to international community to come forward in helping special crises such as the Rohingya crisis ongoing presently. Catalytic role: NHRCB plays as a catalyst role and operates as a push factor towards achieving targeted goals and objectives on human rights issues in different times. Pioneering role: NHRCB pioneers awareness raising campaigns; works as a forerunner of ideas and highlights and addresses particular situation on human rights; NHRCB has the aptitude to initiate a debate or a dialogue and it holds interactive sessions with counterparts to discuss aspects on human rights. Working on thematic areas NHRCB paves the way for launching new initiatives like the National Inquiry Comittee on Violence against Women (VAW) to identify causes of VAW and rape. Bridging role: NHRCB is the common platform for many stakeholders; NHRCB brings many persons and organizations together in a forum to discuss on human rights and bridges NGOs, CSOs with the National Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2021 25