NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION initiatives and best practices of NHRC for the rights of older persons. The NHRC initiatives elaborated on constitution of Core Group on protection and welfare of the older persons, suggestions offered to government on National policy for senior citizens, promotion of research, spreading awareness through training, seminars and bringing out publications for wider dissemination of information on rights of elderly. The best practices of NHRC India mentioned about having a robust & comprehensive Complaint Management System, organizing of open hearings & camp sittings regularly, awarding of monetary compensations, having a functional Focal Point for Human Rights Defenders, taking Suo-motu Cognizance and issuance of directions for establishing Old-Age Homes and Appellate Tribunals, introduced MD courses in Gerontology in Medical colleges, appointed Special Rapporteurs and calling for action taken reports from State Governments on recommendations made by the Commission. 2.68 Justice Shri H. L. Dattu, Shri S. C. Sinha, Member and Dr. S. N. Mohanty, Secretary General attended the GANHRI Bureau Meeting, Knowledge exchange, General meeting, Annual Conference, a one-day Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (CFNHRI) meeting and event with UNICEF on NHRIs and children’s rights at Geneva, Switzerland from 06.03.2017 to 09.03.2017. 2.69 NHRC India also displayed a two and a half minutes short film on ‘Rights of Elderly in India’. The film depicts the plight of an elderly woman, who is so lonely that instead of being frightened, she smiles to see even a thief to his shock. The film tries to show that elderly people not only have financial needs, they have the right to be loved and cared by the family members who leave them alone and meet occasionally. NHRC Participation in Other International Meetings 2.70 Shri U. N. Sarkar, Assistant Director (Publication) attended the Asia Pacific Forum (APF) Communications Network Workshop at Kathmandu, Nepal from 26.04.2016 to 28.04.2016. 2.71 Smt. Chhaya Sharma, DIG (Investigation) attended a meeting to follow up issues raised in an International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC) 29th meeting side-event organized by Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) on NHRI procedures for victim’s access to justice before, during and after conflict at Bangkok, Thailand from 02.05.2016 to 03.05.2016. 2.72 Smt. Sumedha Dwivedi, Sr. Superintendent of Police (Investigation) attended the International Conference: A 21st Century Approach to the work of Ombudsmen, jointly organized by the office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission at Belfast, Ireland from 25.05.2016 to 27.05.2016. ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 27