Chapter 3- Report of the Research and Policy Development Group Workshop in Myanmar in June; and the APF-RWI Blended Learning Course on NHRIs in Bangkok in November. In June, the Commission’s Secretary participated in the APF Annual Senior Executive Officers’ Meeting, held in Sydney for NHRI officers holding the post of secretary-general or executive director. In September, the APF organised a High-level Dialogue for the Commission with two prominent human rights experts – Prof Chris Sidoti, the former Secretary-General and Commissioner of the Australian Human Rights Commission, and Ms Rosslyn Noonan, the former ICC Chair and former Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of New Zealand. They provided views on how the Commission can fulfil its mandate more effectively. As the Commission has benefited from APF membership, it has proposed to the Government that an annual financial contribution be made as a gesture of support for the work being carried out by the regional body. Up to the time of writing, no decision had been made. The Commission hopes for a positive response, as this would reflect well on Malaysia, both as a member of the HRC and as a country that upholds human rights. In October, the Commission participated in the APF 18th Annual Meeting and Biennial Conference, hosted by the National Centre for Human Rights of Qatar, Doha. At a panel session, Chairman Tan Sri Hasmy Agam shared the Commission’s experience in engaging with the police force. The Commission’s Chairman, Tan Sri Hasmy Agam (second from left), speaking at the 18th APF Annual Meeting and Biennial Conference in Doha, Qatar In December, the APF sponsored two officers from the Commission’s Education and Promotion Division for a study visit to the National Human Rights Commission of India to learn about its initiatives and experience in incorporating human rights into the curriculum of the education system. The Commission aspires to put into effect the lessons learnt as part of its own effort to develop a human right curriculum for schools in Malaysia. 104