3.3 Goal Cultivating culture of human rights by enhancing rule of law; enlarging of fundamental freedoms and creating conducive environment and ensuring their effective implementation. 4. Rationale The planning is a guiding principle for effective functioning of any successful organizations. Based on the NHRC mandates and set priorities this document endeavors to identify the goals, targets and expected results of NHRC during specified period. It guides the organization to perform its duties in strategically organized, systematic, timely and result driven way. Through this document NHRC has set its priorities in its activities based on national need and demand of people in the changed context. 5. Brief Review of Earlier Strategic Plan In the past planning period of 2008 to 2010, the NHRC had identified seven strategic objectives. Substantively, they were categorized into two objectives: contribution in human rights friendly constitution drafting and fostering culture of human rights by ensuring effective implementation of human rights standards accepted by the international community and promoting rule of law. The drafting of the constitution by the Constituent Assembly elected by the people in the history of Nepal and its promulgation, political stability, elections of legislative parliament and local governments in the new state structure were expected during earlier planning period. The constitution was expected to enlarge rights and freedoms focusing to disadvantaged section of population. The inability to accomplish aforementioned activities has impacted on the implementation of previous strategic plan. The NHRC however strived to achieve success during this period. The NHRC settled much larger number of complaints and made recommendations for remedies against violation of human rights. The NHRC held various advocacy programs to make a human rights friendly constitution. Various capacity development programs were held targeting to disadvantaged section of population. The NHRC along with CSO launched advocacy on the rights of marginalized groups such as women, children, senior citizens and persons living with HIV/AIDS. Also, advocacy programs followed by policy recommendations were made to mitigate harmful traditional practices such as girl bonded labour (Kamlari), offering girls to divine (Deuki/Jhhuma) and disallowing to live in house during menstruation period. As a prioritized issues, focus was given for the monitoring, complaint based 3