EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Commission also began preparations for the submission of independent reports on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women to the United Nations in 2012. The Commission was appointed a member of the National Advisory Consultative Council for Children, under the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development. With the Bar Council’s support and assistance, the Commission held watching brief in court cases of interest, as well as engaged the Chief Justice of Malaysia on the judiciary’s role in advancing human rights. REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS WORKING GROUP (ECOSOCWG) The ECOSOCWG added to national initiatives to deter trafficking in persons. It produced a multilingual brochure on Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP), to alert foreign nationals to inherent dangers as well as to the rights of victims. The Commission, as a member of the Council for ATIP and AntiSmuggling of Migrants, Malaysia, provided input on such matters as shelter audits, the Council’s standard operating procedure, and a risk management survey. The rights of persons with disabilities, rights of indigenous peoples and women’s rights, and the human rights approach to business and climate change were addressed through other programmes and activities. REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ISSUES AND COOPERATION COMMITTEE (IICC) The Commission supported the strategies and work of international and regional groupings. These include the UN International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions for Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC). The Commission was involved in the development of the ICC Operational Plan for the period from November 2011 to March 2013. At the 16th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Forum (APF) of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in September, the Commission and the Jordanian National Human Rights Commission were re-elected by APF Forum Councillors to continue their role as representatives to the ICC Bureau from March 2012-2014. The Commission participated in the APF conference on ‘Business and Human Rights’ in October, highlighting its plan to formulate a policy to be submitted for the Government’s consideration. The Commission handed its Universal Periodic Review Interim Report to the Human Rights Council in August, also participating in the 18th Regular Session in its capacity as an ‘A’ status NHRI. 9