i Mexico, Philippines, Sweden and Tunisia, held its annual meeting in Geneva in parallel with the consideration of the item on National Institutions at the 52nd Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. At the latter, a statement wgs made on behalf of the National Human Rights Commission of lndia by a Member. 10.5 There were various occasions during 1996-97 for the Commission to interact externally with others inkrested in the promotion and protection of human rights. At the request of the U n i t 4 Nations, a Member of the Commission or the SecretaryGeneral participated in workshops on National Institutions that were organized in Mongolia, Moldova and Jordan where consideration was given to the possible establishment of such institutions, their powers and functions. A,Member 'participated in a meeting in Paris, of the nter-Parliamentary Union, on the subject of Democracy and Human Rights, and two Members attended the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, held in Stockholm. The then Chairperson led a delegation to Indonesia l o study the manner in which the Rights of the Child and, in particular, the universalization of primary education were being tackled in that country. He also participated in t7e First Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Human Rights, organized in Darwin, under the auspices of the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, and a Workshop of Judges of the Supreme Court of Mauritius, from which country a dslegation subsequently came to study the working of this Commission. The Direcbr General (Investigation) attended a Seminar on Prisons in Copenhagen and a Wukshop on Democracy, Human Rights and DeveIopment, organized by the Commonwealth in London. 10.6 It is clear that the efforts of the NationaI Human Rights Commission of lndia are not without interest to other countries. There is a keen desire to observe its working, to assess both its successes and failures, and to associate the Commission with the evolution of National Institutions in other parts of the world. The Commission appreciates this interest. It is convinced of the importance of international cooperation in promoting and protecting human rights: it believes this should be done in a practical manner, stripped of double-standards and double-speak. To the extent that it can contribute to this great o~jective,it is happy to do so. It remains deeply conscious, however, that its most fuldamental responsibility is to the people of India, who have reposed their trust in it and whom it must serve with the integrity and efficiency that is their due.