government towards achieving targeted objectives collectively. NHRCB comes under MOUs with different organizations. Harmonizing role: NHRCB initiates reviewing or drafting new legislation or policy harmonizing public demands and national and international instruments. NHRCB proactively drives and leads legal reforms in collaboration with relevant stakeholders; NHRCB worked on Human Trafficking (Deterrence and Prevention) Act 2013, Children Act 2013, Child Marriage Restraint Act 2017, and Draft-Anti-Discrimination Law, Draft Sexual Harassment (Prevention and Protection) Act 2021. NHRCB interprets situational development on ICCPR, ICESCR, VAW, CEDAW etc. for local advocacy perspectives. Faithful organisation’s role: NHRCB may be considered as the faithful organisation for seeking justice by the less fortunate and vulnerable people. NHRCB tries to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of people. Salam Dhali case may be identified as the apt exponent of NHRCB’s intervention to establish justice as the last resort. Supervising role: NHRCB initiates field visits and constitutes Fact Finding Missions to find out the root causes behind sensational incidences of violation. 26 1.3 Agenda The visionary goal of the National Human Rights Commission is to establish a broad-based human rights culture in the country; and to reach that goal NHRCB’s agenda necessarily become many. Main agenda are described below: • Advocacy on establishing the rights of poor, weak, marginalized and vulnerable people Mouthpiece role: NHRCB raises voice against violation or breach of human rights distinctly and loudly. NHRCB encourages other human rights defenders to be united to consolidate a movement on certain demands on human rights. NHRCB seizes an opportunity to promote a situation on human rights in collaboration with stakeholders, media and government as well as per the demand of the time. • Advocacy on establishing rights of women (ensuring empowerment, removing abuse, torture, discrimination, sexual harassment, gender based violence, trafficking etc.) Collaborating role: NHRCB works in partnership and collaboration with relevant CSOs, CBOs, NGOs and sponsors joint programs to reach certain targeted goals. In this regard • Advocacy on establishing rights of persons with disabilities • Advocacy on establishing child rights (combating early and forced marriage, eve-teasing, rape, sexual harassment, dropouts from school, child labor, trafficking etc.) • Advocacy on establishing rights of the Third Gender and excluded minorities