 National Human Rights Commission attends Second Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Council for Juvenile Justice (APCJJ) The International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO) had invited JAMAKON to attend the Second Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Council for Juvenile Justice (APCJJ), which took place in Phuket – Full Time Member of JAMAKON Kazi Reazul is delivering his speech Thailand, from the 5th to 8th May, 2015, organised by the IJJO and Ministry of Justice of Thailand. Three-day professional development training event co-organised in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The training event concentrated on a practice-oriented approach to international standards and norms in the area of juvenile justice.  There was also a day assigned for APCJJ policy oriented event for participants and APCJJ official members. This was focused next course of actions that the APCJJ will pursue in coming years. This also complemented with the practical experience of the training event with a policy-oriented perspective. The FTM presented the implementation of CRC in Bangladesh and Bangladesh’s best examples regarding restorative justice while honorable Justice Imman Ali, anotherparticipant from Bangladesh presented a new idea of establishing International Court of Child Rights as an international statutory body to protect and Hoque promote child rights worldwide. The participation has allowed the delegation (and so the NHRC) to be in touch with the regional endeavors in terms of juvenile justice and child rights protection. Moreover, this has also accelerated the process ofongoing initiatives regarding examining the proposed children Act, preparing UPR and CRC treaty body reporting and also opened new avenues for the NHRC to work together with regional and international organizations related to the children. Seminar on ‘Prevention of Torture and Custodial Death: Our Responsibilities’ held National Human Rights Commission (JAMAKON), Bangladesh organized a seminar titled ‘Prevention of Torture and Custodial Death: Our Responsibilities’ on Tuesday, 16th June, 2015 at Azimur Rahman Conference Hall, The Daily Star Centre, Dhaka. Participants at the discussion 23 JAMAKON

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