NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 7.1. Achievements of the Commission The Commission had, in the context of the talks process being held following the cease fire between the Government and the Maoists and the subsequent signing of the cease fire code of conduct, prepared a draft Human Rights Accord and sent it to both the parties for signing the accord for the effective monitoring of human rights and the setting up of a monitoring mechanism. The Commission had received positive response on the draft from various national and international human rights organisations such as Amnesty International, OHCHR, and civil society including intellectuals from various spheres and disciplines. This had encouraged the Commission towards maintaining momentum in its protection works. However, the talks broke down as there was no coordination between the two parties, and the cease fire became meaningless. Nevertheless, the Commission has been requesting both the parties to find a solution to the problem through talks across the table. Even while the code of conduct on the cease fire was in force, incidents of human rights violation and atrocities were being reported from various parts of the country, owing to which the Commission in the course of fulfilling its statutory responsibility gave continuity to carrying out investigations on reported cases of human rights abuse. Various high level committees were formed to enquire into and submit reports on these incidents. Thus, the Commission has been playing an important role for the peaceful transformation of conflict through the protection of human rights. The Commission has worked in association with various national and international organisations for the protection and promotion of human rights. The Commission has made positive achievements in the protection and promotion of human rights by working in coordination with the judicial bodies, security agencies and NGOs. The Commission has maintained very cordial relationships with the national and international organisations working in the field of human rights. Likewise, the Commission has, in the course of fulfilling its duties and responsibilities and systematically completing its tasks and imparting skills to its staff has undertaken various important activities like hiring foreign advisors, training its staff, organising study visits, initiating modifications in the laws, framing of policy etc. Some significant positive accomplishments achieved by the Commission have been dwelt upon as follows: 7.1.1. Initiatives for the conflict transformation by peaceful means through protection of human rights The Commission had, in the context of the peace talks process being held following the cease-fire between the Government and the Maoists and the subsequent signing of the cease-fire code of conduct, prepared a draft on Human Rights Accord and sent it to both the parties for signing for the effective monitoring of human rights and the setting up of a monitoring mechanism.The Commission had been encouraged towards effective monitoring on the protection of human rights by the positive response received on the draft from various national and international human rights organizations, Amnesty International, OHCHR, the civil society including intellectuals from various spheres and disciplines. But due to the indifference of both the parties to the talks on the matter, the Maoists finally decided to quit the talks by unilaterally declaring that the justification for the cease fire had 68