Ninety per cent of our members reported that the APF Annual Meeting was a valuable opportunity to connect with other members. COLLABORATING TO COUNTER IMPUNITY In April 2018, NHRIs in South Asia joined forces to call for all States in the region to review national security and counter-terrorism laws to ensure that they meet international standards. The Kathmandu Declaration, issued at the end of a three-day international conference hosted by the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal, also reaffirmed that all citizens must be protected by the justice system equally and without discrimination. The conference included the participation of all NHRIs in South Asia – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and host nation, Nepal – along with representatives from the NHRIs of Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines and Jordan. Around 120 participants from more than 20 countries attended the conference on realising rights and countering impunity, which was supported by the APF. ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 15