Part Nine
RISK MANAGEMENT
A. Issues concer ning coordination and
teamwork among the Members may continue
to affect its public image and standing in
adverse manner affecting the effectiveness
of the organisation.
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Conflict resolution and team building exercises
will be systematically carried out to address
dissatisfactions or inter-personal problems.
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A detailed and specific code of conduct will be
developed for the Members. It will include the
code of practice, stated in Accountability (Part
5), for communication with external parties. The
code of conduct will have effective punitive
measures against persons violating the provisions
of the code. The Commission will seek help of
expertise to develop such codes. The code will
be given proper media coverage and put on the
web for the information of the stakeholders. This
will be done by November 2003.
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The Commission will not be lenient on its
Members or staff on any improper action that
jeopardizes organization’s integrity, credibility and
reputation.
B. Exter nal stakeholders and staff of the
Commission are of the opinion that all the
Members need to be committed to promotion
and protection of human rights and most
importantly be result oriented. Besides,
skewed distribution of workload among the
Members and a weak monitoring of their
execution can reduce the ability of the
Commission to achieve the strategic
objectives.
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Each Member will be assigned to a specific
area of responsibility based on the strategic
objectives and mandatory function of effectively
receiving and handling complaints. All the
Members will prepare their respective work
plans. The work plans will be shared, discussed,
and agreed among the Members. The work plan
will be backed by a performance appraisal system,
similar to the one planned to be developed for
the staff.
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The performance appraisal system will be put in
place by January 2004. In addition, the Members
will frequently review the level of progress in
the implementation of the strategic plan and make
everyone accountable to their individual
responsibilities. The significant accomplishments
of the Members will be appropriately posted on
the website with an aim to enhance the public
image of the organization. For effective
implementation of this arrangement, the
Chairman will be assisted by an expert.
C. Further deterioration of conflict and political
situation in the country will aggravate
already deteriorated human rights situation
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