in almost all cases, Government authorities have complied with the NHRC’s recommendations for providing relief to victims and initiating action against errant officials. 6. To further expand its reach across the country, the Commission is forging newer and more comprehensive partnerships with various sections including key stakeholders such as, the judiciary, police personnel, government officials, media, representatives of NGOs and civil society organizations, and academia (including students), most notably through its coveted internship programmes, publications, seminars, workshops, training, consultations and other such means. Further, the Commission is making all-out efforts to make its complaint handling even more effective, and has accordingly, designed, developed and implemented a web-based version of Complaint Management System software using technical support of National Informatics Centre (NIC), which enables the complainant. 7. The present Annual Report for 2016-2017 of the National Human Rights Commission, inter alia, describes at length, the important activities of the Commission and its numerous initiatives undertaken during 2016-2017 for a more robust protection and promotion of human rights in the country. 8. It is the Commission’s ardent hope that the present Annual Report will not only serve to inform its readers of the important initiatives undertaken by the Commission during the last year, but also encourage both, government and civil society to think more closely about the human rights challenges that we collectively face as a nation and to chart ways to address these challenges in an inclusive and holistic manner. (Justice H. L. Dattu) (Former Chief Justice of India)