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.

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