Participation in APF Programme on Social Integration and Rights of Older Persons 2.53 Shri Rajesh Kishore, Secretary General, NHRC participated in the above programme organized by the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions in Bangkok, Thailand from 30 September to 2 October 2014. South Asian NHRIs Discuss Regional Human Rights Protection System 2.54 Justice Shri K.G.Balakrishnan, Chairperson participated in a two-day Regional Seminar involving the NHRIs of South Asia titled “Towards a South Asian Human Rights Mechanism : Prospects and Challenges”. The Seminar was organized by the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh in Dhaka University from 17-18 November 2014. The Regional Seminar concluded with the adoption of the Dhaka Resolution. Seminar for Asia-Pacific Parliaments 2.55 Justice Shri Cyriac Joseph, Member represented NHRC at the Seminar for Asia Pacific Parliaments organized jointly by the Senate of the Philippines and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in Manila, Philippines on 26 and 27 February 2015. The seminar was part of a series of regional events aimed at strengthening the contribution of Parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council. 28thAnnual Meeting of ICC 2.56 A delegation headed by Justice Shri K.G.Balakrishnan, Chairperson, Justice Shri D.Murugesan, Member and Shri Rajesh Kishore, Secretary General, NHRC visited Geneva to participate in the 28th Annual Meeting of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions from 11 to 13 March 2015. The main themes of the meeting were : Post-2015 Development agenda; national inquiries by NHRIs; NHRIs’ governance; violence against women; and NHRIs and the rights of persons with disabilities. ***** 20 National Human Right Commission Annual Report - 2014-2015