NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION and in congervence with the operating systems of such human rights commissions in other countries of the world. Hence, the Commission has constituted a Task Force under the coordination of its Chairperson Nayan Bahadur Khatri for revising the Human Rights Act 1997. The Task Force also has representatives from the Law Reforms Commission, Ministry of Law, Human Rights and Social Forum, and advocate Badri Bahadur Karki as its members. 3.3.2. On the Conventions 1. Training on Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment The second phase of training workshop on the concept, standard of treaty, implementation aspects and periodical reports of “Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984” was organised from 30 July - 5 August 2003 under the joint auspices of the Commission and Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR). The workshop was organised for the government officers, NGO representatives and the Commission’s employees. The training has aimed at assisting the government officers and harmonising the shadow reports of the NGOs with international standards, as Nepal was yet to submit the second, third and fourth reports, which were supposed to be submitted by 1996 and 2000 respectively. It was as per the requirement of the Section 19 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984, to which Nepal became a party on 14 May 1991. It is worth recalling that Nepal had already submitted the first or preliminary report on 16 December 1993. The training workshop has been expected to be fruitful in initiating the periodical report writing through coordination with other line ministries by the committee located at the Home Ministry, the liaison ministry for the Convention. In this regard, the Commission has provided technical and other cooperation to the committee. Earlier on 24 - 28 March 2003, a training workshop was organised for the government officers, and NGO representatives as well as the Commission’s employees. 2. Training on International Convention (Covenant) on Civil and Political Rights An interaction programme was organised on 30 October 2003 in connection with preparing and submitting the HMG’s preliminary report on Civil and Political Rights as per the international standards. This was essential as Nepal is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 (ICCPR), and to the optional protocols of the Convention on 14 May 1991 and 4 March 1998 respectively. With the consent of the Home Ministry, the meeting also agreed that the Commission would exchange requisite information and technical cooperation with the Committee that shall comprise of representatives of all line ministries. As per the agreement, the Commission shall continue providing training programmes. A training workshop on the concept, standard of treaty, implementation aspects and periodical reports of the ICCPR was organised from 13 - 17 December 2004 under the joint auspices of the NHRC and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR).The workshop was organised for the concerned government officers, NGO representatives and the 14