has participated in the Fourth World Conference on Women Beijing, International Election Observation (the Presidential election in Sri Lanka in 1999) and in various international conferences and seminars on law, women and human rights held in countries around the world. Active against injustice, exploitation and unequal practices against women, Ms. Rana has been especially involved in social activities of various types. (f) Mr. Kedar Prasad Poudyal, Acting Secretary Mr. Poudyal has been working at the Commission as an Acting Secretary since August 2002. Poudyal has done his M.A. in Political Science and Diploma in Law from the Tribhuwan University School and completed Master of Laws degree from the National Law School of Bangalore, India. He has also a pursued short - term development law course form Italy and a similar Crime Prevention studies form Japan. He worked with the Office of the Attorney General of Nepal for Seventeen years in the capacity of the government attorney in all major areas of public prosecutions. As a keen human rights analyst, Kedar has given several seminars on the current human rights issues in recent years.