HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2018 hiring of consultants/researchers to support the Commission's research work on issues such as transitional justice and to support the thematic sub-committees of the Commission. UNHCR supported a project aimed at strengthening regional offices through the provision of infrastructure as well as capacity building. The objective of the project was to enable and strengthen the access that populations in Kilinochchi, Mannar, and Puttalam, particularly vulnerable and marginalised groups to the HRCSL to seek remedies for human rights issues, including violations of fundamental rights. The UNDP extended financial cooperation for several programmatic activities such as the national Prison Study, and outreach activities including the use of mainstream and social media platforms. The project also assisted HRCSL in conducting a training needs assessment of existing staff, developing an action plan for-staff training, and rolling out priority trainings that are identified. The aim of the overall project was to convert the structural independence of the HRCSL to positive impact on improving enforcement of the equal protection of the law, protection and promotion of human rights throughout the country; and inculcating a culture of accountability and transparency. 92