ANNUAL REPORT 2004 a. Interaction on girls trafficking with the Stakeholders An interaction programme was organised on 24 July 2003 to establish coordination between the organisations rehabilitating the trafficked girls and women and monitor their works effectively on part of the office of the National Rapporteur. Speaking, Commission chairman Nayan Bahadur Khatri emphasized the need for the commitment of all to implement the outcome of the interaction. In the programme, Commissioner Dr. Gouri Shankar Lal Das and National Rapporteur Dr. Renu Rajbhandari informed that a hotline would be set up as the counselling centre at the National Rapporteur Office. At the function, the authority of formulating the policy on rehabilitation on part of the National Rapporteur Office in cooperation with the NGOs was also delegated. b. Commission’s Interaction with the Diplomatic Missions On 20 August 2003, the Commission interacted with the representatives of various diplomatic missions and communities on the role of monitoring human rights in the present context. In the programme, NHRC Chairman Nayan Bahadur Khatri apprised the participants of the monitoring activities that the Commission carried on in different districts. There was also a dinner reception hosted to bid farewell to the then outgoing UNDP Resident Representative Dr. Henning Karcher. In addition to the Commission officials, heads of different diplomatic missions and dignitaries participated in the programme. 3.4.8. School Level Human Rights Education Programme The National Human Rights Commission organized human rights education programmes in the districts of Kanchanpur, Surkhet, Dolakha, Parsa, Dhankuta, Baglung, Nawalparasi, Palpa and Saptari with the objective of informing and making the children more aware about their human rights and children’s rights as provided for in the national and international laws. In the present context where the schools, students and teachers are being directly affected by the conflict in the country, question and answer and sessions discussion programmes were held on matters as to what the parties involved in the conflict should do and how the students should remain alert towards upholding human rights principles. 3.5. Attention drawn by the NHRC through press releases. 1. (5 September 2003), coordinators of the investigation committee formed by the Commission submitted their reports regarding the violent incidents in Siraha, Panchthar and Doramba of Ramechhap during the ceasefire. Those submitting reports were Gyanendra Bahadur Shrestha for Panchthar, Krishna Jung Rayamajhi for Ramechhap and Udaya Raj Upadhyaya for Siraha. 2. (19 November 2003), the NHRC apprised about its decisions made by its meeting on 18 November 2003 about the disappearance of Krishna KC; the series of violent incidents perpetrated by the Maoists at Sharada Higher Secondary School in Mudabhara of Doti district ; invitation of the task force and special facilitator on Missing and Torture of the United Nations and observance of the 55th Human Rights Day. 3. (26 December 2003), the NHRC informed that it was sending a team, including NHRC commissioners to investigate and monitor on the incident at Chisapani VDC of Khotang and the closing of schools in Mugu district. 25