social Development Organization. The partnerships also helped JAMAKON to increase its outreach at grassroots level for the purpose of raising awareness and education on human rights. Human Rights Monitoring: JAMAKON co-operated with seven NGOs, namely Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), Bangladesh Legal Aid Service Trust (BLAST), Bangladesh National Woman Lawyer’s Association (BNWLA), Nagorik Uddyog (NU), Rights Jessore (RJ), Madaripur Legal Aid Association (MLAA) and Jatiya Tarun Sangho (JTS) to enhance its human rights monitoring and investigation capacity. JAMAKON itself developed a roster of the Investigators so as to reach people living in the remote areas of the country. ASK, BLAST, MLAA, NU, RJ and BNWLA came forward to assist in developing the Roster by nominating staff to monitor the human rights situation at the district level and refer cases to JAMAKON. ASK and BLAST jointly conducted a good number of training sessions with JAMAKON throughout the country for 172 Human Rights Defenders of the JAMAKON’s Roster, of whom many conducted fact-finding missions in their respective communities and reported to JAMAKON. Visiting Prisons, Orphanages, Hospitals and Juvenile Development Centres: In 2014, JAMAKON visited a numbers of Prisons, Orphanages, Hospitals and Juvenile Development Centres. For instance, JAMAKON visited Juvenile Development Centres at Tongi,Gazipur and Child Development Centre in Jessore where the child detainees protested mismanagement by the staff in those places. The investigation team was led by the Full Time Member of JAMAKON. Following the visit, JAMAKON made specific recommendations to create a better living environment for the inmates. In response, the Government took prompt disciplinary action against some of the staff and officers who were found responsible in this regard. Others: In the aftermath of a number of judgments of the International War Crime Tribunal against the War Crime Offenders, the Hindu minority community became the targets of attacks throughout the country. The Chairman and the other Commissioners visited the affected areas to oversee overall human rights situation of the minority community. JAMAKON advised the Government to ensure the safety and security of the minority community, arrest and punish the perpetrators, take appropriate measures to compensate the victims in order to swiftly bring back a sense of security within the community. JAMAKON also addressed the issue of alleged extra-judicial killing’ or ‘cross fire’ by treating it as a major threat to the rule of law in the country. JAMAKON believes that no one is above the law and the principles of human rights must be respected by all. JAMAKON made recommendations to the Government to take necessary actions, investigate such incidents and bring the perpetrators of extra-judicial killing to justice. JAMAKON urged upon the Government to stop the culture of impunity and to ensure human dignity, equality and social justice in order to promote the rule of law. In 2014, JAMAKON closely monitored human rights violations against disadvantaged and vulnerable groups with the aim of promoting their human rights. JAMAKON actively advocated for the creation of an enabling legal and