investigation and developing indicators on ESC rights. In addition NHRC conducted monitoring of right to food and health care during and aftermath of death of estimated four hundred people by diarrhoea epidemic in 2009 in districts of Mid-West part of Nepal. The NHRC also monitored the compliance of CPA and published monitoring reports on periodic basis. The recommendations were made to enact Bill on formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as agreed in the CPA (Agreement nos. 5.2.4 and 8.4) and as provisioned in the article 33 of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007 under the Responsibilities of the State. It also recommended for enacting Bill on the formation of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance of Persons; followed by passage of the Domestic Violence Bill, Administration of Justice (amendment) Bill, Bill related to Acts against Untouchability. The feedbacks were provided on draft of country reports on various international human rights treaties such as civil and political rights; economic, social and cultural rights; Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). In addition, advocacy programs were launched for ratification of International Criminal Court (ICC) statute, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and Optional Protocol on the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). The NHRC actively participated in various international activities such as International Co-ordination Committee (ICC) of NHRIs and APF processes, SAARC level consultations and submission of reports during UPR processes. The staff turnover, delayed in the making of constitution, delays in the passage of NHRC Bill, limited office space of the Commission and delays in making law relating to staff were the major impediments for NHRC during this period. Amidst challenges NHRC performed notable works that comprises making more than 300 recommendations for remedies, settling more than 1800 complaints and performing investigation/exhumation in cases of human rights violation of national/ international concerns. During this period NHRC prepared various guidelines in order to facilitate monitoring on different thematic issues. The NHRC published and disseminated forty six monitoring reports, prepared resource manual on HRBA and provided support to mainstreaming human rights concerns in the secondary school curricula. In this period NHRC organized over three hundreds advocacy programs, fielded more than four hundreds investigation missions and similar number of monitoring missions across the country. The NHRC involved in capacity building of estimated three thousands individuals in different themes representing Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, Political Parties, Civil Service, Civil Society, NGOs, mother groups, CBOs and NHRC itself among others. 6. Methodology The participatory and inclusive approach was adopted during the preparation of this document. Various consultation meetings were held in all the regions. The 4