consultation programs were led by chairperson and members of the Commission. The stakeholders such as political parties, government agencies, security agencies— Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, National Investigation Department, Nepal Army— judiciary, National Women’s Commission, National Dalit Commission, National Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities, UN OHCHR- Nepal, I/NGOs, CSO, CBO, PSO, professional organizations such as Nepal Bar Association, Nepal University Teachers’ Association, and academia etc participated in the programs. The major activities undertaken during preparation process are as follows: • Inception consultation among commissioners and staff at NHRC – Nov 3, 2010 • The regional consultation for the western region, Pokhara – Dec 15- 16, 2010 • The regional consultation for the far-western region, Dhangadhi- Dec 22, 2010 • The regional consultation for the mid-western region, Nepalgung - Dec 26, 2010 • The regional consultation for the eastern region, Biratnagar - March 5, 2011 • The regional consultation for the central region, Janakpur - April 21, 2011 • The national level consultation in Kathmandu – May 12, 2011 • Series of focused group discussion meetings May-June, 2011 • Staff level consultation on the draft document • Data analysis - May-June, 2011 • Commissioners level meetings on the draft and adoption-continued 7. Values NHRC has categorized its values into core values and operational values. Diversity, impartiality, integrity, independence and autonomy and equality and equity have been identified as its core values where as accessibility, accountability, participation and social inclusion and transparency have been identified as operational values. 7.1 Core Values The NHRC endeavors to comply and consider these values in its wide range of its activities. 7.1.1 Diversity The diversity issue among the people will be taken into account as and when required. This issue shall be considered in all the stages of planning, policy making, and programming processes of the Commission. 7.1.2 Impartiality The fairness is key determinant for the effectiveness of NHRC. The Commission is free of prejudice against any individual, group or agency based on faith, opinion, belief, sex, caste or social status, among others. The Commission endeavors to 5