ANNUAL REPORT 2011 communicate the results of its work, and illustrate its achievements, the NHRC should fine tune its evidencebased methods for measuring its impact. Programme priority areas for 2012 include 1 Establishment of an operational Secretariat for the NHRC, including development and implementation of: • Policies, structures, rules and procedures for human resource management • Policies, structures, rules and procedures for effective budgeting and financial management • Internal manuals for staff orientation and training • Internal monitoring and evaluation policies and procedures. 2 Expansion of the Commission’s communication initiatives to increase demand-side pressures for improvements in the human rights situation in Bangladesh and to raise awareness of human rights among the general public. To achieve this, the NHRC will use education campaigns to positively impact public knowledge and understanding about specific human rights issues and the role of the NHRC in securing those rights. Activities will include the street law programme, broadcast of videos on human rights and targeted initiatives at the grassroots level to influence behavioural change. NHRC will also develop a tailored campaign highlighting violence against women and the terrible impact it has on all of society, not just women. 3 Active involvement of stakeholders and a wide range of human rights actors to ensure they are well informed about the NHRC's mandate and engaged with NHRC in 62 awareness raising and public education. This will be achieved through further engagement with human rights defenders and journalists, with particular emphasis on a training programme on reporting on human rights, and through a review of the school curriculum to make recommendations on incorporating human rights education. 4 Increased capacity of the NHRC to undertake investigations and monitor the human rights situation effectively and in line with international best practice, through the implementation of monitoring and investigation tools and training NHRC staff on how to use them. 5 Expansion of NHRC advocacy for policy reform on priority human rights issues, through activities including: • NHRC facilitation of a national-level dialogue, via workshops or a roundtable with key Ministries and NGOs, on the implementation of international human rights law in Bangladesh through alignment of national laws with international standards. • NHRC will advocate to the Government a n d o t h e r s t a ke h o l d e rs ( i . e . , Parliament) to approve certain international human rights instruments not yet ratified by Bangladesh, such as the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT). • NHRC will advise the Government on implementation of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations from the 2009 review and provide support to the preparation of reports for the UPR process in 2013. Finally, the Commission expresses its gratitude to the highest levels of the Government for the ongoing support and