However, this does not infringe upon the right of the Commission to undertake
activities into matters falling under the jurisdiction of the law courts under the
constitution or the prevailing laws.
2.3.5
(b)
Treaties, agreements between His Majesty’s Government and foreign
governments or international or inter-governmental institutions and matters
negatively impacting upon the security of the country as attested by the
government’s Chief Secretary.
(c)
Matters attested by the Attorney General as impacting negatively on activities
related to the inquiry of crimes under the prevailing laws and the investigation
into crimes and criminals.
Office of the Commission and Physical Facilities
(a) Office:
The office of the Commission is situated at Harihar Bhawan in Lalitpur sub-metropolis.
Although lacking the modern facilities required by an institution as the National Human
Rights Commission, the Commission at present is carrying out its activities from the
rooms on the first floor of the building provided by the government. The rooms have
become insufficient for the increasing work load and personnel of the Commission. The
rooms of the dilapidated building have been repaired and painted to meet immediate
requirements. Extensive repair work is required in the building for the long term
functioning of the Commission.
(b) Other physical Facilities
The building housing the Commission’s office has not been handed over in totality by
the government. As the rooms on the first floor have become insufficient for the
functioning of the Commission, a process to make available the rooms on the ground
floor to the Commission is underway. Although the Commission began its work with
some furniture made available by the Ministry of Supplies, they were not sufficient for
all the office bearers and staff. The budget allocated to the Commission was utilized to
buy the necessary furniture for the office. However, not enough furniture is available for
the meeting hall, library, waiting room, guest room etc as yet.
As computers and telephones are vital for an office, the Commission has acquired four
computers, one printer, one fax machine and six telephone lines. Due to the budget
constraint, however, the Commission has not been able to carry out telephone and
computer networking.
As for the six vehicles to be made available to the Chairperson, Members and the
Secretary, only two have been provided till now, which has hindered the providing of
necessary services. As the nature of the work of the Commission entails programs to be
conducted in districts outside the capital, there is a necessity of renting vehicles for a
specific period, which greatly increases the expenses of the Commission.