As the Commission felt that the lack of finances was a hindrance to its work according to its vision and the people’s sentiments, it prepared a budget of Rs. 29,576,000 for the fiscal year 2001/2002 and presented it to the Finance Ministry. However, the Commission has learnt that the government has once again allocated and presented to parliament only Rs. 5,000,000, an amount that is not even sufficient to pay for the salaries of the 22 staff at the Commission. The task force in its report had recommended 78 personnel for the Commission. However, even though the Commission has already extended and expanded its activities, the Commission, due to the lack of finances, has to work with 22 staff and five office bearers. In this context, the Commission, feeling the need of at least 46 personnel for the time being, had asked for the release of a budget from the government accordingly. The release of only Rs. 5,000,000, however, means that the Commission will face difficulties in paying the salaries of even its current staff. This will consequently impact the proposed project to strengthen the Commission being coordinated by the United Nations Development programme, a project that will not be effective in the absence of required personnel. After its formation, the Commission met with heads of diplomatic missions in Kathmandu and representatives of donor agencies at its office. In this context, areas of cooperation to enable the Commission were identified following joint discussions with Brian Burdekin, Special Advisor of the United National Office of the high Commissioner for Human Rights, and representations of several donor countries. Accordingly, the draft of the project to strengthen the National Human Rights Commission being coordinated by the United Nations Development programme is in its final stage. The Commission is greatly encouraged by the interest shown by the international community in assisting the Commission. However, the inability of the Commission to provide for the required number of personnel to run the programmes is a matter of concern. The main responsibility of the Commission is to inquire and investigate into complaints of human rights violations. The cooperation of His Majesty’s Government, especially the Home Ministry and agencies underneath it, is essential for objective investigations into incidences of human rights violations. The Commission has, however, felt the absence of cooperation in its activities, since it has not during its inquiry and investigations been given factual details or has been given false information regarding several incidences. There have been plenty of cases when the government, following unlawful arrests in the presence of a representative of the Commission itself, has come out with false denials that no arrest had taken place. This is something not appropriate for a democratic government. Similarly, the request by the Commission, after being informed about the incident, to protect the right to treatment for those admitted at the Miteree Hospital was distorted deliberately and responsible authorities reacted by publicly criticizing the Commission in an unbecoming way. When the Commission began its work, it was provided with only one room of the building housing the then Ministry of Supplies. The Commission, bereft of physical resources at the time, was greatly helped by the Ministry of Supplies, as the latter provided it with furniture, office room, office equipment, as well as necessary personnel. With the increase in the activities of the Commission, the Commission was also provided with several other rooms of the building.