Submission of NHRC Annual Report 2013 to the Honorable President of the Republic of Bangladesh
The report is available in JAMAKON’s
website in both Bangla and English
versions.
Complaints Lodged with JAMAKON
in 2014:
During 2014, JAMAKON received a
4.2 Human Rights Monitoring and total of 635 complaints. Among these
Investigation
complaints, the Commission resolved or
According to the NHRC Act, 2009 and
the National Human Rights Commission
Strategic Plan 2010-2015, one of the most
important functions of JAMAKON is to
inquire, suo-moto, or on the basis of a
petition presented to it, into allegations of
violation of human rights. JAMAKON has
put great emphasis on this issue since its
establishment.
18
disposed of 272 cases, while 363 cases
remain pending. In most of the cases, the
complaints concerned incidents of abuse
of power, domestic violence, negligence/
inaction by government officials etc.