the previous strategic plans prioritized complaints' investigation to resolve the cases, due to lack of evidence in the complaints such as murder, disappearance, abduction and torture, expected results were not received. The slower the investigation of complaints of human rights violations, the more the evidence is destroyed, so the investigation of complaints was given priority. The strategic plan provided for expanding relations with stakeholders, expediting decisions on human rights violations and implementing recommendations. In the fifth Strategic Plan the human rights of the socially or culturally backward groups, conflict victims, women, Dalits, indigenous peoples, oppressed classes, destitute, endangered, minorities, marginalized, peasants, labourers, youth, children, persons with disabilities, senior citizens, gender and sexual minorities, orphans and helpless, disadvantaged areas and of economically disadvantaged individuals and communities were given priority. As human rights issues change over time, it is important to include the contemporary dimensions of human rights. The Commission had also engaged on issues such as the Covid - 19 pandemic, natural disasters, consumer rights, and right to environment and development. As the state has the responsibility to protect and promote human rights, the strategic plan also prioritized collaboration and coordination with the local judicial committee and local government. United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (20152030) and the Government of Nepal's National Human Rights Action Plan were given priority during the monitoring. The strategic plan continued its efforts to include human rights education in school and university curriculum and collaboration and coordination with the Nepal Bar Association, the Federation of Nepali Journalists, the Federation of Non-Governmental Organizations, federations and networks related to women's rights, and women health volunteers. The Commission, as in the past, continued to coordinate and collaborate with the United Nations Human Rights Council, Universal Periodic Review, and the Treaty Committees. The Commission has been retaining its "A" status from the since its inception from the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) Sub-Committee on Accreditation. This significantly contributed for Nepal being elected in the election of the UN Human Rights Council. 1.3. The Rationale and Importance of the Sixth Strategic Plan Strategic plan plays an important role in advancing the mandate of the Commission in a strategic way. This strategic plan will serve as a guideline for the formulation of the annual Sixth Strategic Plan 2021-2026 5