were monitored to archive news reports on JAMAKON, and also on human rights issues i.e. child rights, civil and political rights, access to justice, police and human rights, persons with disability, social, economic and cultural rights, labour, right to standard of living, women, nondiscrimination, migrant workers, rights of indigenous people, refugeesand climate change etc. Overview of Some Visits and Fact Finding by JAMAKON Team Visiting Jessore Juvenile Correction Center The National Human Rights Commission, JAMAKON visited the Juvenile Correction Center located in Poolerhaat, Jessore on 9th May, 2014. The 4 member team was led by the Full Time Member of JAMAKON and the Chairman of its Children Rights Committee, Kazi Reazul Haque. M.A. Salam, Secretary of JAMAKON also accompanied the visit. This visit was in response to a news report published on this particular center, a month previously. To know about the overall situation of the center, The Full Time Member of JAMAKON Kazi Reazul Hoque and the team spoke with the Jessore District Commissioner, Mr. Mostafizur Rahman. The team observed the facilities, and spoke to the trainers, managers and the youth in detention themselves. There are young people convicted of petty crimes as well as more serious criminal offenses, and are housed in this center. They openly discussed on overall management of the center and voiced their complaints to the team of visitors. From this field mission The Full Time Member of JAMAKON made the following recommendations: • The investigation found some children • • • • • to be visibly less than 9 years old. A medical board can be formed to assess the authentic age of these children and return them to their parents following a legal process. According to the Children Act 2013, those in detention over the age of 18 should be sent to prison with the aid of the court. Segregate children according to age groups and crimes committed. Juvenile offenders without identifiable guardians should be integrated to the community. There has to be adequate arrangement of entertainment and games for the young detainees. Permission to meet parents 4 times JAMAKON, visiting Rajshahi Safe Home • • a months instead of the existing rule of 2 times and for a telephone communication at least once a week with the family. There can be provision to bring dry food from the homes for the children. There can be an observation committee created with the help of local citizen groups. Visiting Tongi Juvenile Correction Center After a news report published on the Daily Prothom Alo on suicide attempts by young offenders in Tongi Juvenile National Human Rights Commission (JAMAKON) Annual Report 2014 21