Shadow Report to Treaty Bodies:
JAMAKON drafted one shadow report on
the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
submitted it to the concerned Treaty Body.
Apart from these, a number of consultation
meetings were held for preparing shadow
reports on CEDAW and ICESCR.
Establishment
Committees:
of
Thematic
In order to ensure better coordination in
relation to matters of strategic priority,
JAMAKON formed 9 thematic Committees,
comprising members from civil societies,
NGOs, UN Bodies and state actors, to
implement its strategic plan. These
Committees aim at helping JAMAKON
to fulfill its mandate given by the NHRC
Act, 2009. The committees have been
functioning since 2011 and contributing
to promoting respect for human rights by
addressing the needs of specific groups
that are victims of human rights violations.
These committees are rigorously working
for better promotion and protection of
the rights of children, women, migrant
workers, garment workers’, disadvantaged
communities, minorities and marginalized
and ethnic groups (both hill and plain
land) and ensuring economic, social and
cultural rights.
Research on Human Rights Issues:
JAMAKON conducted a number of
studies in 2014 on international human
rights treaties, national legislations and
policies in order to identify challenges
in implementation at the domestic
level. The research findings helped
JAMAKON to make recommendations to
the Government to ensure the effective
adoption and implementation of
international human rights treaties as well
as adoption or amendments of national
laws.
Capacity Building and Awareness
Raising Initiative:
In 2014, JAMAKON organized training
programmes for Government officials,
Police, Human Rights Defenders, NGO
Representatives, Journalists, Judges,
Lawyers, Students, Community Facilitators
and Local Government Representatives.
The training covered a wide range
of issues, such as reporting to treaty
bodies, ToT on human rights, women,
children and minority rights. As a result
of this intervention, motivation and skills
were developed among the training
participants so that they were better
equipped to protect human rights. In
addition, JAMAKON implemented a
campaign program on human rights
messaging at national and local level
by using different modes of public
communication, including public service
announcement. JAMAKON regularly
organized seminars and workshops on
different thematic issues at national and
local level, including on the rights of
minorities, women’s rights, child rights,
food security, garment workers’ rights, etc.
Enhancing Partnership:
JAMAKON has built a strong partnership
with NGOs, private sector, international
non-governmental organizations (INGOs)
and other civil society organizations
(CSOs). This partnership helped to
develop the capacity of human rights
defenders, Government officials, judges,
police, NGOs representatives and students
concerning human rights. In 2014,
JAMAKON co-operated with Save the
Children, World Vision, Wave Foundation,
Madaripur Legal Aid Association and Eco-
National Human Rights Commission (JAMAKON)
Annual Report 2014