- - - Finalizing the draft human resource development policy and developing staff training and development plan by October 2003 to effectively implement the strategic plan. Recruitment of experts and trainers to help the NHRC in its interventions. Interim arrangements, pending revision in Human Rights Commission Act, 2053, to increase participation and representation of women, Dalits, indigenous people and Janajatis at the policy level work of the NHRC will be put in place by February 2004. - Achieving participation of women, Dalits and ethnic groups fifty percent of the rank and file of the NHRC by the end of the plan period. - Amendment of Human Rights Commission Act, 1997 by year 2004 with the necessary support of all key stakeholders. - - Development and implementation of staff rules and regulations for recruitment of staff on fixed term contract basis and for various others technical and non-technical services by December 2004. - Create fund to meet the obligations to the Members and the staff by January 2004. - Begin process (from January 2004) to acquire land for NHRC office. C. Building allies, partners and constituency: - Developing allies in the key ministries and formulating an effective lobbying strategy at the parliament to advance the cause of human rights. - Preparing and implementing joint plan of action with the National Women’s Commission, National Dalit Commission, the Foundation for Indigenous Nationalities and other umbrella organisation working for the rights of the ethnic people on human rights issues being addressed by the strategic plan. - Working closely with the political parties to make promotion and protection of human rights as their key agenda. - Working closely with the Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives on the matters concerning human rights. - Working with the human rights cells of police, armed police, army and the Home Ministry as well as other focal points. - Developing professional relationship with the media and cultivating their support for the cause of human rights and supporting the media, in national level as well as in the regions and districts, by sensitizing editors and journalists in reporting news from human rights angle. - Working closely with the human rights nongovernmental organisations and professional bodies like, courts, Nepal Bar Association, Society Development and implementation of periodic performance evaluation system for all Members and the staff by January 2004. - Expedite the work on the decentralized complaint handling procedure and automated complaint handling system with an aim to complete it by June 2004. - Creation of a professional media desk to handle all press releases and to promote the NHRC and its work through effective collaboration with media by February 2004. 31