of its kind in the short history of NHRC. As a result of the investigations, the Royal Nepal Army has appointed a court of inquiry to reinvestigate the Doramba case. The stakeholders’ general perception about the Commission’s performance so far has been satisfactory. Of the total respondents, 57 percent and 31 percent found the performance as satisfactory and good respectively. Only 1 percent reported poor and 3 percent of the respondents felt that no achievement has been made. 6 Since the formulation of the first strategic plan in the year 2000, which is ending this year, the human rights situation in the country has become worse. The Commission has taken some major strides despite numerous external and internal challenges posed by the conflict and resource constraints, etc., but more work is required with a clear focus on making full use of opportunities that are available to it. As such, this new strategic plan has been developed for the next five years.