the expectations of the Commission and requested all to observe human rights and humanitarian laws. 2.4.7 Awareness Oriented Programme 2.4.7.1 Public Awareness Programme against Torture of Women in the Name of Witchery In order to disseminate awareness against the torture of women in the name of witchery, the Commission organised awareness programmes from February 7, 2003 to February 16, 2002 at Dhanusha, Mahotari, Sarlahi and Siraha districts of Tarai. On that occasion, the team comprising the officers of the Commission acquired informations on the torture of women in the name of witchery from the local intellectuals, teachers, social workers, victims and journalists. 2.4.7.2 Awareness Oriented Programme on Human Rights and Childrens; Rights On November 3, 2003, a discussion programme was organised at the courtyard of Shri Shanti Bhagwati Higher Secondary School in Letang-6 under the joint auspices of National Human Rights Commission and Model Radio Listeners Club, Letang-2. In the programme organised under the chairpersonship of Mohan Gautam, Founder of Model Radio Listeners Club, Letang2, the Commission Member Sushil Pyakurel, expressing educational right as the primary right of the children, emphasised on the need of establishing schools as areas of peace by stopping the activities of violence. On that occasion, Siddhi Aryal, Media Advisor of UNDP, Pramod Tiwari, Project Assistant, Dipak Jang Karki, Officer of the Commission and the Chairperson Mohan Khetan also had expressed their opinions. 2.5 Activities on Human Rights Protection 2.5.1 Important Decisions Undertaken by the Commission on Human Rights Protection 2.5.1.1 Decision Undertaken on Human Rights Protection of Women Tortured on the Charge of Witchery Among the 13 complaints filed in connection with inhuman behaviour and physical as well as mental torture of women on the charge of witchery, the decision undertaken by the Commission on April 28, 2003 and July 2, 2003 may be given as: Recommending to His Majesty's Government to frame necessary laws and mechanisms for providing proper compensation, and asking it to provide compensation of Rs. 30000/- to each victim and Rs. 50000/- to the dependant of dead Malesia Devi. 2.5.1.2 Decision Undertaken on the Complaints of Torture On the complaint filed by Rabindra Silwal asking to provide compensation for the torture perpetrated on false charge by the Inspector and Sub-Inspector of District Police Office of Kathmandu by detaining continuously at Hanumandhoka from 2057/2/32 to 2057/3/7, the decision undertaken by the Commission was to write letter to His Majesty's Government to provide the compensation of Rs. 50000/- to the victim through Cabinet Ministry. 13