an individual below the age of 18 years, a separate desk at each police station to deal with the offences against children, setting up of a juvenile court in each district, no child would be tried by any court other than the juvenile court, to be established in each district under the proposed law. It is hoped that the bill will be passed in the Parliament shortly. Throughout the year the Working Group on the UPR of NHRC was very actively engaged with the in Policy Dialogue with the Government for the follow-up of the recommendations made during the 1st Cycle of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) held in 2009. The NHRC organized Policy Dialogues with the relevant Secretaries of different Ministries and an outcome of the dialogue is the nomination of 15 Human Rights Focal Points by the key Ministries. The NHRC adopted a Roadmap for the UPR exercise and held series of Consultations, Workshops, and Dialogues throughout the year with all relevant Stakeholders on the follow-up and the preparation of the Stakeholder's Report submitted by the NHRC with the Stakeholders input and in preparation for the 2nd Cycle of UPR Review of Bangladesh during the Sixteenth Session in April 2013 in Geneva. The NHRC continues its effort as a recommendatory body, in accordance with the Strategic Plan, UPR recommendations made during 1st Cycle of review and advocate with the Government and other Stakeholders to ratify/sign human rights instruments i.e. as Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and Optional Protocol 3- to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Complains Mechanism also in the process of harmonization of international standards into national laws and thus transplanting these standards/norms into ordinary human relations where they can truly achieve potential. The Commission acknowledges the Government's commitment and support to the NHRC, recognises the essential role of NGOs and Civil Society in supporting the NHRC growing. The NHRC hopes to work with the Stakeholders in the future for the protection and promotion of human rights. Kazi Reazul Hoque Full Time Member, NHRC NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT, 2012 57