Objective 3: Advocate for the collective rights including the rights of women, children, persons with disability, senior citizen and other disadvantaged groups focusing on gender and caste equality and empower these deprived and denied groups by eliminating all forms of exploitation and discrimination existing in society Areas of strategic intervention 1. Advocate for effective implementation of international HR instruments related to equality and non–discrimination ƒ Carry out research on implementation status of laws and court decisions on equality and empowerment of women ƒ Promote gender sensitization at the grass-roots level ƒ Carry out monitoring of existing discrimination practices on the basis of caste, religion, gender, disability and ethnicity ƒ Sensitize political parties and members of CA on people’s right to equality and non-discrimination, ƒ Publish and disseminate IEC materials in order to influence policy-makers and make people aware on the issues of equality and non-discrimination. 2. Recommend amending statutory provisions relating to violence against women (VaW) and human trafficking ƒ Analyze compatibility of national laws on the action against gender-based violence ƒ Continue consultation with politicians, law enforcement agencies, policy makers and civil society for the prevention and control of human trafficking ƒ Review of labour laws in line with the rights of overseas migrant workers ƒ Develop policy guidelines on rescue, reparation, rehabilitation and reintegration of victims and survivors of human trafficking 3. Develop regional and international cooperation to combat human trafficking ƒ Endeavor to work for MoU between NHRC Nepal and NHRC India for joint-initiative to combat human trafficking 22