NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA Role of Stakeholders’ on 17th January, 2020. The conference highlighted several facets of women’s empowerment in India. It focused on the achievements of women, including their overcoming of traditional roadblocks in their empowerment. However, it also highlighted that despite women in twenty-first century India being more empowered than before, there still exist several challenges that specifically affect women. The conference saw participation from practitioners, academicians, industry experts and students from various fields of study and work. 2.13 A conference on the subject of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex (LGBTQI), titled ‘Human Rights and LGBTQI: Challenges and Way Forward’ was organized by the Commission on 26th February, 2020 at Bengaluru, in collaboration with National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru. It was organised to discuss and understand the human rights violations and challenges faced by the community and to seek recommendations for implementation of relevant directives for protection of the rights of LGBTQI community and for reviewing the initiatives and efforts made by the state governments for the protection and promotion of human rights of LGBTQI community. Smt. Anita Sinha, Joint Secretary, NHRC taking part in discussions during the conference on Human Rights of LGBTQI at NLSIU, Bengaluru C. Strategic Plan and Annual Action Plan 2.14 The NHRC India has evolved a comprehensive institutional mechanism of an Annual Action Plan (2019-20) and a three-year Strategic Plan for 2018-2021 to streamline the Commission’s work more effectively. One of the key objectives of these plans is to further strengthen the Commission’s engagement with NGOs, Human Rights Defenders, and Civil Society actors, and to make the existing mechanisms even more robust within its mandate. The Commission’s 8 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20