6.3 Other Challenges Faced by Commission
6.3.1 Human Resources
Although the strength of employees has been fixed for the Commission, the Commission has
not been able to fill up all the positions owing to the low budget. The employees deployed here
from His Majesty's Government are not in a position to stay here for a long time. The employees
appointed here were found dissatisfied owing to non-availability of pension and other facilities.
These factors have led the Commission to face a difficulty in the achievement of its mission.
6.3.2 Financial Resources
While establishing human rights commission in a state, the state herself has had to bear its
financial resources, -- this is the concept in which all the states have made commitment before
the international community. In contradiction to it, in the Human Rights Commission Act of
Nepal, it is being mentioned, "it can acquire financial resources from different agencies."
Because of such a clause, the Government has not allocated sufficient financial resources to this
Commission. The other absurd thing is that the financial resources provided to it may be taken
simply as half of the resources provided to Dalit Commission and Women's Commission.
Because of such a trend, the Commission is constrained to conduct most of its programmes
depending upon the cooperation of foreign institutions. The foreign agencies try to impose their
own terms and conditions while providing assistance and this has hampered the Commission
much in running its project independently. While considering from the viewpoints of national
welfare such kind of dependence cannot be taken as a proper step too. Hence, the government
should be effortful in providing it more financial resources as far as possible.
6.3.3 Certain Internal Problems
One of the members of the Commission did not participate in the Commission's activities while
certain cases were found to be filed against the Commission in connection with the appointment
of employees. These are certain challenges which the Commission is facing.
6.3.4 Dissolution of Parliament
The dissolution of parliament during this fiscal year created many impediments in the activities
of the Commission. Owing to the absence of parliament, the annual report was not discussed.
No place was there which could listen the problems and grievances of the Commission. To add
to it, the controversy raised in the parliament against a member could not be decided. This has
created confusion in his position too.
6.3.5 Conflict at Extreme Point
The dissolution of parliament, the rapid change in the governments and the declaration of
emergency in this fiscal year have dragged the conflict arising between the government and the
Maoist to an extreme point. The political instability and the rule perpetrated in the absence of
people's representatives have furthermore helped to deteriorate human rights situation. Manifold
have been the complaints received here in connection with human rights violation resulting out
from the growing trend in conflict but the Commission, owing to limited resources, could not
address them as expected.
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