CHAPTER IV NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 4.1 National Relation With a view to carry on its activities towards the protection and promotion of human rights in an effective manner, the Commission has been maintaining relations with His Majesty's Government, different ministries, security agencies, civic society and the intellectual people in the society by launching programmes like discussion, interaction joint venture, etc. The activities undertaken in this connection may be mentioned as: 4.1.1 Relationship between Commission and His Majesty's Government Despite so much commitment to help the Commission in shouldering its responsibility, the various agencies of His Majesty's Government were not seen to protect the inalienable human rights of the people as had been expected. However the composition of separate human rights cells at Home Ministry, Armed Police Force, Royal Nepal Army and Civil Police should be taken as a positive step in this direction. 4.1.2 Relation with Non Governmental Organisations In the process of addressing the burning questions of human rights in the country, the Commission has been receiving significant cooperation and opinions from the nongovernmental organisations. During the period of this report too, it has succeeded to acquire the cooperation of these organisations in observing human rights day, in monitoring the emergency period and in carrying on the spot visits. 4.1.3 Relation with Political Parties The Commission has been launching mutual discussions and interaction programmes with the political parties time and again considering upon their significant role in the protection and promotion of human rights. 4.1.4 Relationship between the Commission and Parliament During this report period too, the Commission has maintained relationship with the parliament by recommending it to incorporate matters of human rights on the bill concerned with eradicating bonded labourer (Kamaiya), holding massive interaction for discussing the last report in the parliament. However, with the dissolution of House of Representatives, the Commission was deprived of such cooperation. 4.2 International Cooperation Since its third report period, the Commission has been maintaining cordial relationship with diverse international agencies concerned with protection and development of human rights. The main agencies, which have cooperated with the Commission in launching various programmes, are: UNDP, DCHR, CHRF, DANIDA along with Norwegian, Danish and British Embassies. 20