failed to observe or implement any recommendations or directives made or given by the National Human Rights Commission in relation to the violations of human rights, and record them as violators of human rights. In discharging its functions or performing its duties, the National Human Rights Commission may exercise the following powers: (a) to exercise all such powers as of a court in respect of the summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person before the Commission and seeking and recording his or her information or statements or depositions, examining evidence and producing exhibits and proofs, (b) on receipt of information by the Commission in any manner that a serious violation of human rights has already been committed or is going to be committed, to search any person or his or her residence or office, enter such residence or office without notice, and, in the course of making such search, take possession of any document, evidence or proof related with the violation of human rights, (c) in the event of necessity to take action immediately on receipt of information that the human rights of any person are being violated, to enter any government office or any other place without notice and rescue such person, (d) to order for the provision of compensation in accordance with law to any person who is a victim of the violations of human rights; In addition to the functions, duties and powers as returned to in Article 249 of the Constitution, other functions, duties and powers of the Commission shall be as follows to conduct or to cause to conduct inspections and monitoring of prisons, other agencies of the Government of Nepal, public institutions or private institutions or any other place for the protection of human rights. The Commission can provide necessary suggestions or directives to the agency concerned with regard to the improvement to be made in such agency, institution or place for the protection of human rights, to conduct investigations with the permission of the court concerned in any sub-judice case in which claims involving human rights violation have been made, to monitor the implementation status of the prevailing laws regarding human rights and recommend to the Government of Nepal for effective implementation thereof, to undertake study and research into various aspects of protection, promotion, enhancement and implementation of human rights, Sixth Strategic Plan 2021-2026 3

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