Annual Report 2012–2013 A firewood seller arranges his pile of wood in Jharkhand, India. UN Photo by Somenath Mukhopadhyay. Staff placements Two staff members from the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal completed short-term placements with the NHRIs of India and the Republic of Korea in March 2013. Mr Yagya Prasad Adhikari, Regional Director, Pokhara, and Ms Durga Khadka, Deputy Director, Investigation and Monitoring Division, participated in the placements to examine good practices in human rights monitoring and investigations. The pair were hosted for a week from 3–9 March 2013 by the National Human Rights Commission of India, where they met with Commission members and senior officials. Among other activities, they were introduced to the Commission’s complaint management system, which handles over 90,000 complaints each year; the composition and activities of the Investigations Division; and the Commission’s thematic monitoring of human rights issues such as mental illness, sexual harassment, bonded labour and human trafficking. A two-week placement, from 10-23 March 2013, with the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea also looked at effective approaches for resolving complaints of human rights violations, including the development of recommendations for government agencies. In addition, the placement program focused on the work of the Commission in other areas, including its engagement with international human rights mechanisms and its research work on business and human rights and on the rights of women, people with disabilities, migrant workers and detainees. Three staff members from the Human Rights Commission of Mongolia completed a one-week staff placement with the Australian Human Rights Commission from 24–28 June 2013. They examined the work of the Australian Commission and its functional responsibilities with a particular focus on complaint handling and education. 2. Enhance members’ communication, cooperation and engagement | 27