ANNUAL REPORT 2004 ❐ ❐ To promote, develop and provide education, information and advice about human rights. To transform the image of the organisation by increasing its efficiencies (managerial and technical) and acceptance across all sections of Nepalese society. The principles of equality, impartiality, accessibility, accountability, transparency, independency and autonomy have been incorporated in the Commission’s Strategic Plan as core values. The programmes required for successfully translating the Strategic Plan into action are also in the process of implementation. This is expected to contribute to the enhancement of the Commission’s capability to protect and promote human rights, as the Plan and its programmes serve as the basis for future activities in accordance with the Commission’s Act. The information on the strategic objectives and programmes of the Strategic Plan of the Commission may also be found at its website: www.nhrc-nepal.org 3.2.2. Participation with National Human Rights Action Plan The Commission has been making significant contributions to the National Human Rights Action Plan being executed by His Majesty’s Government under the co-operation of UNDP. Commissioner Dr. Gouri Shankar Lal Das has represented the Commission in this Action Plan Advisory Committee. Similarly, the Commission has also made important contribution of ideas and suggestions to the regular meetings. The government has spelt out the human rights goal of the Tenth Plan so that the human rights promotion activities shall comply with Nepal’s commitments expressed in different international conventions, and the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, and shall be integrated with the national development works. With the government implementing the National Human Rights Action Plan, the responsibility of monitoring the implementation has been entrusted with the Commission. 3.2.3. Preparation of Monitoring and Investigation Directive To ensure uniformity not only in human rights monitoring and investigation activities to be executed for at central, regional and district levels, but also in imparting human rights training in other organisations in regard to monitoring and research on rights violation, the Commission has developed its monitoring and investigation directive which has reached the final stage.This is expected to make an important contribution in effectively accomplishing the monitoring and investigation activities in relation to human rights violation and abuse. Efforts will be made to make sure that the Directive contain all the aspects covered by the Commission’s Action Plan, and issues relating to socio-cultural and economic rights. 3.3. Legislative Assistance 3.3.1. Revision of Human Rights Act, 1997 It has been observed that there is a need for revising a number of the provisions of the Human Rights Act, 1997 so as to put them in conformity with the Commission’s activities 13