NFDIN Nepal Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities NHRAP National Human Rights Action Plan NHRC National Human Rights Commission NHRIs National Human Rights Institutions NWC National Woman Commission OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OPCAT Optional Protocol on the Convention against Torture OPESCR Optional Protocol on Interantional Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights PWD People with Disability SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SC Supreme Court SCNHRC Strengthening Capacity of National Human Rights Commission SHD Sustainable Human Development SO Strategic Objective SOGI Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity STD Sexually Transmitted Diseases TJ Transitional Justice ToT Training of Trainers TRC Truth and Reconciliation Commission UPR Universal Periodic Review VAW Violence against Women vii