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. 25

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