8.6 Support to Increase Realization of ESC Rights The limited access to human rights may lead people to poverty. Considering this NHRC plans to launch dialogue and advocacy programs to increase the respect for ESC rights. The NHRC also monitors them on the basis of recently developed ESC rights indicators. 8.7 Promotion and Protection of Collective/Group Rights The NHRC plans to work on gender equity and collective rights as specified below. Rights of the Child : Rights to survival, development, protection and participation of children are seriously impaired due to fragile economic, social, political and security situation. The child labor, exploitation, discrimination, trafficking, violence, soldiering, affect of conflict and child marriage are the major problems. The NHRC plans to monitor and advocate for all their rights including right to education, right to healthcare, ending worst form of child labor and corporal punishment. Women’s Rights : Women are victims of discrimination and exploitation. Various rights enshrined in national laws and international human rights instruments appear denied to them in practice. The NHRC therefore plans to monitor violation of women’s rights, holding strategic dialogues, advocacy and lobbying for effective remedies and review of laws, policies and practices. Rights of Senior Citizens : Many senior citizens have become victims of discrimination, destitution and helplessness due to lack of social security, poverty and changed lifestyles of kin responsible to take care of them. In this pretext NHRC plans to launch dialogue and advocacy programs aiming to create a situation where senior citizens would be able to enjoy their right to live with dignity. Minority Rights : The rights of minorities based on ethnicity, culture, religion, language, origin, sex and caste is an important HR issue. Respect of their rights would help ensure equality and equity among them. The NHRC primarily plans to monitor and advocate on the rights of minorities, rights of PWD/SOGI groups. Rights of Prisoners and Detainees : The prison congestion, inadequate facilities, ill treatment/torture and limited access to enjoy rights are major problems. Currently prison population has been double to its capacity. The NHRC has recently adopted Detention Guidelines as guiding tool for detention monitoring. The NHRC plans to continue monitoring of detention facilities followed by advocacy and dialogues mainly to expedite settling court cases in which under trial are detained. Right to Development, Right to Environment etc: In order to help enjoy various rights NHRC plans to launch dialogue and advocacy programs on some rights that 9