EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This strategic plan has been formulated for the interim period 2008-2010, which includes the period of making of the new constitution for the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (FDRN). This document is based on the felt needs of NHRC. The experience and lessons learned from the implementation of the earlier strategic plans have provided guidelines during the different stages of preparing this document. Mission statement of NHRC Enhancing the culture of human rights and ending the culture of impunity by assuming pivotal role as an independent, impartial and credible national institution ensuring protection, promotion, respect for and fulfillment of human rights complying with the universally recognized values, principles and standards of human rights. The NHRC has identified nine core values of human rights. The values include Accessibility, Accountability, Diversity, Equality and Equity, Impartiality, Independence, Integrity, Participation and Transparency. NHRC endeavors to comply and consider these values in a wide range of its activities. Considering the existing social, economic, cultural, civil and political rights situation in the country, this document has primarily focused on the following issues: 1. Enhancement of the principles and core values of human rights 2. Promotion of participatory and inclusive process to make HR-friendly Constitution 3. End of the culture of impunity 4. Establishment of right to life, liberty and security of the people 5. End to torture and degrading treatment and improvement on the condition of prisons 6. Establishment of the truth about disappearance, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and victims of conflict and give justice to the survivors and their families 7. End to all forms of discrimination and violence based on gender, caste, religion, ethnicity, language and region 8. Establishment of economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights as the fundamental human rights of the people 9. Mainstreaming of the collective rights or group rights including the rights of children, women, person with disability, senior citizens and minorities to the national development programme 8