police personnel on duty, or to transfer the accused to a more appropriate place? What counsel do the police have to take from the Commission while arresting those accused of such serious criminal offences as murder?" This is an indication of the irresponsible attitude of the Nepali police towards human rights issues. (2) When the Commission inquired about the reason behind the arrest of Ishwari Dahal, who was said to have been arrested from Tahachal in Kathmandu and made to disappear, the police Headquarters replied that the individual concerned had not been arrested. But given that the person’s name appeared some time later in the list made public by the police of individuals arrested on the change of being Maoists, the reply by the police does not appear objective. (3) When the Commission corresponded with the District Police Office, Kathmandu, referring to the death of singer Pravin Gurung, about whether action according to the law had been taken against the culprit or not, it received the irresponsible reply like "have proper correspondence with higher authorities". 4.2 International Relations: The Commission, right from its inception, has taken the policy of expanding its relations at the international level. During the short period of its existence, it succeeded in becoming the eighth member of the Asia Pacific Forum for National Human Rights Institutions. The Commission is also contacting the national human rights organizations formed in the member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and exploring the possibilities of cooperation with them. Also, as a result of visits to the Commission by the heads of diplomatic missions in Kathmandu and by the representatives of donor agencies of various countries and the commitment of assistance shown by them, the Commission has already initiated studies and research related to human rights. A draft for capacity building project of the Commission is in final stage. The UNDP is going to coordination their funding by various donors so as to carry out the programme in an integrated way.