Sharada Khanal and Anil Yogi-- had expressed about the human rights violation perpetrated by
the Maoist and state forces.
2.4.2.2 Third Anniversary of National Human Rights Commission
On June 6, 2003, the Commission organised a three-phased programme in order to mark its
third anniversary. On that occasion, the Commission's Acting Secretary highlighted on the
activities undertaken by the Commission during the total year while the Commission's
Chairperson, Hon'ble Nayan Bahadur Khatri, threw light on the establishment and justification
of the Commission and on the challenges to be faced by it. During the programme, prizes also
had been distributed among the students of different high schools who had won the essay
competition organised on 54th Human Rights Day.
2.4.2.3 United Nations Day against Torture
In order to mark United Nations Day against Torture, a discussion programme was organised on
June 26, 2003 under the joint auspices of National Human Rights Commission and Centre
Concerned with Torture (Yatna Sarokar Kendra). On that occasion, the Centre concerned with
Torture Victims (Yatna Pidit Sarokar Kendra) had presented a concept paper on the condition of
torture in Nepal and on its varieties.
2.4.3 Training/ Seminar
In order to disseminate human rights education among diverse classes and communities, the
Commission, despite the low budget provided to it, organised various kinds of
trainings/seminars for the promotion of human rights.
2.4.4 Workshop Seminar Concerned with Internal Displacement
On the joint auspices of National Human Rights Commission and Norwegian Refugees
Council, a six day workshop seminar was organised from March 3 to 10, 2002. In the seminar,
the Resident Representative of UNDP, Dr. Henning Carter had expressed his opinion while
Bjorn Patterson from Global JDP Project, had given training in regard to the directive principles
of United Nations on internal displacement.
2.4.4.1 Training to Personnel of Security Agencies on Human Rights and Humanitarian
Laws
On July 24, 2002, the Commission members gave training to the personnel of security agencies
on the principles of human rights and humanitarian laws to be observed by the army during
military operation.
2.4.4.2 Workshop Seminar on Peace
From December 4 to 6, 2002, a workshop seminar was organised under the joint auspices of the
National Human Rights Commission and German Technical Agency. The objective of the
seminar was how the economic, social and political development could be coordinated in the
country at the time of existing conflict. Kai Fritjh Jacobsen, Co-Director of Trascend in Norway,
conducted the seminar. Similarly, from May 17 to 19, an interaction was organised between
ambassadors of Nepal, representatives of diplomatic agencies, former foreign secretaries,
professors and political scientists with the cooperation of Council for Foreign Affairs. In the
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