National Human Rights Commission's Strategic Plan Support Project … · The Strategic Plan Support Project is based on the strategic objectives of the NHRC Strategic Plan 2015–2020

October 2018 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT

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Annual Progress Report 2018

National Human Rights Commission's Strategic Plan Support Project (SPSP)


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PROJECT PROFILE

About the Project Geographic coverage of the project

Project Title: NHRC’s Strategic Plan Support Project

Award ID:00081509

Web link: N/A

National level coverage (Yes/No): Yes

Number of Provinces covered: 7

Number of Districts Covered: 75

Number of Municipalities Covered: n/a

Number of Rural Municipalities Covered: n/a

Strategic Results

UNDP Strategic Plan Outcome: By 2022, inclusive, democratic, accountable and transparent institutions are further strengthened towards ensuring rule of law, social justice and human rights for all particularly for vulnerable people. (CPD/UNDAF OUTCOME 2)

UNDP Strategic Plan Output: 2.1. National level executive and legislative branches of the Government and commissions have the capacities and tools to implement the constitution, including peaceful transition to federal structure.

UNDAF Outcome 2.4. Justice sector institutions strengthened in accordance with the constitution and human rights standards to ensure greater access to justice.

Project Duration (day/month/year)

Implementing Partner(s) Implementation Modality

Start Date: 1st January 2018 End Date: December 31st, 2019

1. National Human Rights Commission

NIM/DIM: NIM

Project Budget (US$)

UNDP Contribution: $ 258,706.00 Government Contribution: n/a Other Contributions: Donor Contributions:

Donor 1: SDC US$ 6838.51

Donor 2: N/A Unfunded: Total Project Budget: US$ 259,322.60

Total Project Expenditure till 2018: US$ 258,344.49

Budget 2018: US$_259,322.60 Expenditure 2018 (Indicative only): US$ 258,344.49 Budget Utilization % (2018) % 99.6

Signature:_________________ Signature:_________________ Name: Aarati Bista_________ Name: Bed Bhattarai__________ Project Manager Executive - Project Board Date: Date:


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TABLE OF CONTENT

CONTENT PAGE NO

Abbreviation 5

List of Tables 6

List of Figures (if any)

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7

2. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE 9

3. PROJECT SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES 9

4. PROGRAMMATIC REVISIONS 11

5. NARRATIVES ON KEY RESULTS ACHIEVED IN 2017 11

5.1 Progress toward the UNDAF / CPAP Outcomes 12

5.2 Progress on Project Outputs 18

6. BUDGET AND EXPENDITURE 21

7. CROSS CUTTING ISSUES 22

7.1 Targeting and Voice/Participation of target groups 22

7.2 Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment and Social Inclusion 23

7.3 National Capacity Development 23

7.4 Sustainability 23

7.5 South - South and Triangular cooperation 23

7.6 Partnership 24

7.7 Promotion of civic education 24

7.8 Expanding Opportunities for Youth 24

7.9 Innovation 24

7.10 Knowledge Management and Products 24

8. LESSON LEARNED 25

9. IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AND CHALLENGES 25

10. PRIORITIES FOR 2018 25

11. A SPECIFIC STORY 26

12. ISSUES AND RISK LOGS 27

13. PROGRESS AGAINST ANNUAL WORKPLAN 29


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ABBREVIATION

AWP : Annual Work Plan

CEDAW : The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women

CPAP : Country Programme Action Plan

CSOs : Civil Society Orgaizations

GoN : Government of Nepal

NHRC : National Human Rights Commission

SAARC : South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SPSP : Strategic Plan Support Project

UNCAT : United Nations Convention Against Torture

UNDP : United Nations Development Programme


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LIST OF TABLES

TABLE NO. TITLE PAGE NO

Table 1: Outcome and Output Statements 11

Table 2: Progress on Outcome Indicators 12

Table 3: Progress on Output Indicators 18

Table 4: Output wise annual budget and corresponding expenditure 22

Table 5: Sources of funds Budget and Utilization of the project period 22

Table 6: M&E Expenditure: In 2018, Project spend on M&E activities 22

Table 7: Risk Log Matrix 27

Table 8: Issue Log Matrix 28


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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The National Human Rights Commission’s Strategic Plan Support Project (SPSP) is based on the strategic objectives of the NHRC Strategic Plan 2015–2020 to build on the work to further strengthen a sustainable core capacity of the NHRC to protect and promote human rights. Its strategic objectives are reflected in the project interventions. The goal of the project is to enable the people of Nepal, especially people from minorities, women and disadvantaged groups, to increasingly enjoy their human rights, protected by rule of law. The interventions and expected results were designed in line with its Strategic Plan (2015-2020).

To familiarize the NHRC staff on new Civil Code and Criminal Code, to strategize updated approach in human rights monitoring and investigation, the Project conducted a training on Civil Code and Criminal Code for 40 NHRC staff. Similarly, SPSP supported NHRC to organize an international conference on “Human Rights and Impunity in South Asia “in Kathmandu. The conferences subtly drew the attention to the need for states to ensure that National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are given adequate resources and capacity to function independently and effectively, in full conformity with the Paris Principles, and also released 29-point Kathmandu Declaration 2018. Equally, the Project supported the NHRC to participate in a High-level Dialogue with Asia Pacific Forum (APF), the 13th International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions, and 71st Session of Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee which provided avenue for the NHRC to raise its public profile and the quality of work, recognizing the benefits for citizens of the NHRC with increased standing, and develop its strong profile at the international forum. SPSP developed a standard training guideline and conducted a training on conflict resolution and human rights targeting Judicial Committee Members of Province# 1 and 7. A total of 76 (32 female) of local level judicial committee members from Dhankuta, Therthum, Dadeldhura and Doti districts strengthened their capacity in legal role on right to fair trail, mediation and administration of justice that also expanded NHRC's outreach at local level and with local government for promotion of human rights of marginalized community. Regularly interacting with civil society and media, NHRC has strengthened its outreach, promoting and

protecting human rights of vulnerable people. The Project supported NHRC to disclose its official

statements and stand point on transitional justice, organize interaction meeting with media and CSOs on

consumers' rights, worked with Human Rights Organization of Nepal (HURON) to organize Human Rights

Peace Conference and training on human rights report writing for human rights defenders and media

person of 77 districts that geared up the public perception of NHRC in the ground.

With a view to promote greater understanding of human rights issues pertaining to Nepal, and draw links between local and global human rights struggles, a number of Nepali and foreign films were screened at the showings of the fifth Extended Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival (NHRIFF) in Surkhet, Jumla, Dhangadi and Janakapur, and also produced three episodes of human rights tele serials in raising awareness in human rights protection from violation and abuses. SPSP marked the 70th International Human Rights Day conducting gala event bringing together the state and non-state stakeholders in a common forum in discussing their role in implementation of fundamental rights in seven provinces of Nepal.

This year, SPSP focused on research study relating to mental disability and conducted a baseline survey on human rights situation of persons with mental disability to assess the human rights situation of mentally disabled people in terms of their rights to respect, right to fulfill their basic needs and right to live a dignified life. The survey report set a baseline for promoting and protecting their human rights in Nepal, examined and identified the current gaps, health care seeking and service utilization patterns, disability status and impact of mental disorders including mental health care facilities, resources and states for planning and strengthening mental health service from human rights perspective. With these activities the Project spent USD 258,344.49 with 99.6 percent delivery this year.


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Five key results achieved in 2018

1. Conducted international conference on Identifying Challenges, Assessing Progress, Moving Forward: Addressing Impunity and Realizing Human Rights in South Asia in Kathmandu bringing together NHRI’s, government bodies, civil society members, lawyers and human rights activists of 22 countries that subtly drew the attention to the need for states to ensure that National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are given adequate resources and capacity to function independently and effectively in full conformity with the Paris Principles, and also released 29-point Kathmandu Declaration 2018.

2. Trained 40 of NHRC official on mentorship training on Civil Code and Criminal Code to

familiarize the NHRC staff on new Civil Code and Criminal Code to strategized updated approach in human rights monitoring and investigation.

3. Developed a handbook on human rights to deliver training to Judicial Committee Members, and trained 76 Judicial Committee Members from Dhankuta, Terthum, Dadeldhura and Doti districts.

4. Greater awareness on human rights issues by advocacy programme through production of human rights tele serials and extended human rights film festival that screened human rights films for 888 viewers in Janakapur, Jumla, surkhet and Dhangadi for advocacy of local and global human rights issues.

5. A baseline survey on human rights situation of persons with mental disability conducted that set a baseline for promoting and protecting their human rights in Nepal in terms of their rights to respect, right to fulfill their basic needs and right to live a dignified life.


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2. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

The National Human Rights Commission’s Strategic Plan Support Project (SPSP) was designed based on NHRC’s requirements as foreseen in the Strategic Plan 2015–2020 to address immediate organizational capacity strengthening needs. It also envisaged to significantly contribute towards the institution’s long-term sustainability and its capability to carry out the tasks set in the Strategic Plan 2015–2020.

‘National Human Rights Commission’s Strategic Plan Support Project (SPSP) aims to further strengthen the core capacity of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over three years (2018-2020) to deliver on the overall vision in its 2015-2020 Strategic Plan to create a human rights culture in Nepal, where discrimination and human rights violations are not only illegal, but also unacceptable in everyday life, summed up in the motto: “Human Rights in Every Household a base of Peace and Development”. The prime focus of the SPSP supports to the NHRC is on:

• Capacity-building on monitoring, investigations and reporting • Establish the NHRC as the prime go-to body for new local and provincial entities through

regular interaction and outreach • Ensure the rights of poor and vulnerable persons and communities are effectively promoted

and human rights become mainstreamed into key stakeholders’ education curricula • Ensure the NHRC becomes a more effective and better networked institution (at national, sub-

national and international level) including the development of institutionalised cooperation with the other commissions with tasks concerning human rights, non-discrimination and equality

With these interventions the power and force of the NHRC will be significantly developed, which in the longer run will influence the behaviour of the Government, civil servants, armed forces, civil society and international community.

3. PROJECT SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES The Strategic Plan Support Project is based on the strategic objectives of the NHRC Strategic Plan 2015–2020 and the project aimed to contribute to the nationally accepted and endorsed goals of the UNDAF and the CPD, in particular:

• Institutions, systems of democratic governance are more accountable, effective, efficient and inclusive.

• Vulnerable groups experience greater self-confidence, respect and dignity. • Vulnerable groups benefit from strengthened legal and policy frameworks and have

improved access to security and rule-of-law institutions • National actors and institutions have managed conflict risk and are progressively

consolidating the peace. The SPSP aims to build on the outcomes of its predecessor. Similarly, it also aims to build on the work to further strengthen a sustainable core capacity of the NHRC to protect and promote human rights over the next three critical years (2018-2020) and its strategic objectives are reflected in the project interventions. The goal of the project is to enable the people of Nepal, especially people from minorities, women and disadvantaged groups, to increasingly enjoy their human rights, protected by rule of law. The interventions and expected results were designed in line with its Strategic Plan (2015-2020). Furthermore, it has incorporated priorities made by senior NHRC staff and Project Evaluation report of 2017.


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In brief, the project expects to strengthen the NHRC’s ability to effectively protect and promote human rights. It also focuses on the short-term change is on increasing the knowledge and skill within the NHRC to strengthen human rights monitoring, investigation and reporting to strengthen human rights promotion in the new federal context, ensure the rights of deprived, marginalized and backward communities are promoted, key stakeholders incorporate human rights into their day-to-day work and the NHRC itself is better networked, known and respected by the public. With these interventions the power and force of the NHRC will be significantly developed, which in the longer run will influence the behaviour of the Government, civil servants, armed forces, civil society and international community. The outcome theory of change is that if the NHRC is supported to develop its organizational and professional capacities to protect and promote human rights at the local, provincial and federal level in the early phase of the country’s new federal structure, then the NHRC will simultaneously have increased its capacities to oversee and report on Nepal’s compliance with its treaty obligations, the fundamental rights enshrined in the 2015 Constitution and the human rights of vulnerable and marginalized communities will be better promoted and protected.

In order to achieve these objectives, the following activities or interventions were foreseen:

• Conduct high level conference with NHRIs of SAARC member states on impunity and realizing human rights in Post-Conflict South Asia.

• Conduct mentorship training on human rights investigation, promotion and protection.

• Support to develop guideline/ facilitate trainings/ meeting between NHRC, Judicial Committee members and NHRC's province and branch offices.

• Support NHRC to organize coordination meeting with different stakeholders for promotion and human right awareness.

• Support to NHRC to produce human rights tele serial and screening human rights films to develop its outreach at grassroot level.

• Conduct a baseline survey on the status of mental health and human rights.

Theory of Change

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)'s mandate to promote human rights has been given a new institutional framework with the creation of the new commissions under the new constitution, which, though yet undefined, will have some responsibilities regarding “the rights of deprived, marginalized and vulnerable groups”. NHRC's activities are guided by its strategic plan, the current strategic plan (2015-20) that focuses promotional activities with slogan 'human rights in every household, a base of peace and development'. The project is aligned with the UNDP Nepal Country Project Document (2018-2022) aiming to deliver better governance and human rights in the new federal context. The outcome theory of change is that if the NHRC is supported to develop its organizational and professional capacities to protect and promote human rights at the local, provincial and federal levels in the early phase of the country’s new federal structure in partnership with other concerned stakeholders i.e. judiciary, parliamentary committees, civil society, etc., and to oversee and report on Nepal’s compliance with its treaty obligations, the fundamental rights enshrined in the 2015 Constitution then the human rights of vulnerable and marginalized communities will be better promoted and protected.


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4. PROGRAMMATIC REVISIONS

In strengthening the NHRC’s capacity the SPSP’s efforts has concentrated on the achievement of demonstrable results. As the NHRC has moved into federal structure it demanded more resources to the NHRC to fulfil its mandate. But this year, the government of Nepal reduced NHRC's programme budget and therefore to incorporate additional activities in AWP 2018 of SPSP, SPSP revised its annual work plan to be able to provide additional support to the NHRC in promoting and protecting human rights vulnerable people including providing human rights orientation to the chair and members of Local Judicial Committees and mark international human rights day by bringing together the state and non-state stakeholders in a common forum in discussing their role in implementation of fundamental rights.

5. NARRATIVE ON KEY RESULTS ACHIEVED IN 2018

Following table shows the linkage of outcome and output statements of the project:

Table 1: Outcome and Output Statements

Outcome Statement

Output Statement

Outcome 1: National Human Rights Commission is more confident and competent to fulfil its mandate for the protection and promotion of human rights in Nepal

Output 1: NHRC staff strengthened their capacity in selected areas through systematic training, follow up and implementation.

Output 2: The NHRC strengthened its capacity as a long term credible institution to deliver its core function

Output 3: The NHRC has strengthened coordination and cooperation with other human rights related constitutional commissions and the transitional justice mechanisms, CSOs, Media

Output 4: The NHRC Commissioners and staff protect and promote the rights of people with mental disabilities through a newly designed, planned and implemented intervention.


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5.1 Progress towards the UNDAF/CPAP Outcomes

Table 2: Progress on Outcome Indicators

Outcome Outcome indicator Baseline Cumulative

Target 2018 Target achieved

till 2018 Milestone 2018 Achievement 2018 Year

for the

latest data

Source of

data

1: National Human Rights Commission is more confident and competent to fulfil its mandate for the protection and promotion of human rights in Nepal

1.1. Percentage of Universal Periodic Review recommendations implemented 1.2. Number of laws drafted/reviewed in an inclusive and participatory manner to implement the constitution (SDG 16.3) 1.3. % of increase of cases resolved vs # of cases backlogged in NHRC 1.4 % of increase of cases resolved vs # of cases registered with NHRC 1.5 % of increase of complaints resolved vs # of complaints filed with NHRC

7.5% 1.160% 1.2. 17 % increase/year of settlement of backlog cases in NHRC. 1.2 17% increase/year of the ratio of cases settled against the rate of cases registered with the NHRC. 1.3 23% increase/year of the number of complaints filed with the NHRC

30% of UPR recommendations implemented 16 laws drafted/reviewed in an inclusive and participatory manner to implement the constitution

15% of cases settled

15% recommendation made to the government

The current record of the NHRC shows that, among the recommendations made 12.5 % of recommendations have been implemented, 48.3 partially implemented and 39.2 are under consideration. The Commission has forwarded 105 recommendations this fiscal year. Relatively, the implementation status of the recommendation has progressed comparing past years.

2018 Annual Report of the NHRC


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Progress towards Outcome 1:

Result 1: NHRC staff have strengthened capacity in selected areas (as defined by the training plan) through systematic training, follow up and implementation

Addressing the current needs of NHRC staff, the Project conducted a training on Civil Code and Criminal Code bringing together 40 of NHRC Human Rights Officers (19 women) that familiarized the NHRC staff on new Civil Code and Criminal Code to strategize updated approach in human rights monitoring and investigation. Similarly, SPSP supported NHRC to organize an international conference on Identifying Challenges, Assessing Progress, Moving Forward: Addressing Impunity and Realizing Human Rights in South Asia in Kathmandu bringing together NHRI’s, government bodies, civil society members, lawyers and human rights activists representing 22 countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as well as the National Women’s Commission of Bhutan, NHRIs from Jordan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia and Philippines along with a broad range of human rights organisations (HROs) and journalists from the South Asia region, representatives of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and a number of international human rights organisations. The conferences subtly drew the attention to the need for states to ensure that National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are given adequate resources and capacity to function independently and effectively, in full conformity with the Paris Principles and also disseminated a knowledge product “Human Rights and Impunity in South Asia” among Government agencies, development partners, CSOs, media, human rights defenders and social workers. Releasing 29-point Kathmandu Declaration 2018, the Conference rebuilt trust the organisations underscored their support for the vetting of all personnel in security forces that are seeking promotions or intending to take part in UN peacekeeping missions, so as to exclude those facing human rights cases. This was done not in the spirit of revenge or harsh punishment, but to find ways in which the citizenry’s confidence in the institutions of justice can be rebuilt—a key step for building social harmony and instituting the political stability that we need for prosperity. In addition, soliciting the commitment from the Government on transitional justice, the Kathmandu Declaration also called on all South Asian states to review national security and counter-terrorism laws and to ensure that they meet international norms and standards. While the declaration recognised the inalienable right of states to call a state of emergency when national security is genuinely in peril, it stated categorically that under no circumstances can the use of torture or attacks on the right to life and the protection of civilians be justified. All the signatories to the Declaration committed to remain vigilant to any attempts to improperly use national security as a justification for illegitimate restriction of rights that in no circumstances can be suspended. Furthermore, summing up on impunity and transitional justice; national security and security sector reform, migration and livelihood; refugees and asylum seekers, experiences and challenges of Human Rights Organisations in advocacy and work against impunity, and best practices, including collaboration with NHRIs; and commitments to future cooperation Kathmandu Declaration was a real boost, a reassurance that NHRIs are not alone in the values they share and the demands they are making—including that governments act on the recommendations disseminating the collective message that they stand ready to help the government to meet the noble commitments it has made: to turn their words into actions.

The recently held conference on impunity has shown that South Asia stands together against human rights abuses - Mohna Ansari, Commissioner


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Equally, the Project supported the NHRC to participate in a High-level Dialogue with Asia Pacific Forum (APF) for the 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions held in Hong Kong, the 13th International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions conducted by Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) in Morocco on the theme "Expanding the civic space and promoting and protecting human rights defenders, with a focus on women: The role of national human rights institutions", and 71st Session of Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee in Geneva. These activities provided avenue for NHRC to raise its public profile and the quality of work, recognizing the benefits for citizens of the NHRC with increased standing, influence and impact. The Chairperson, Commissioners, Secretary and Senior NHRC staff participated in these meetings and dialogue that provided opportunities to the NHRC in exploring potential roles and contribution that NHRIs have in expanding civil space and promoting and protecting the works of the human rights defenders with focus on women and continued to be accredited as 'A' status under the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), caste vote for APF Chair and GANHRI representative, and develop its strong profile at the international forum.

Result 2: The NHRC strengthened its capacity as a long-term credible institution to deliver its core function and increase its outreach.

SPSP supported NHRC to leverage its outreach at local government and educate the elected representatives of local government on the procedure, polices including legal and technical knowledge to execute their power and rights respecting democratic process as local units' local judicial committee are in function to resolve local conflicts and settle local level cases. Bringing together the experts, judges, government agencies, and local government representatives, SPSP developed a standard guideline to orient these members on human rights issues to implement their mandate in human rights friendly way. Additionally, such standard training guideline supported to bring clarity on judicial system at local level for protecting and promoting human rights and encouraging local government in formulating local programme incorporating human rights-based approach. SPSP conducted a training/orientation targeting Judicial Committee Members in Province# 1 and 7 (Sudurpaschima). A total of 76 participants (32 female) of Dhankuta, Therthum, Dadeldhura and Doti districts including Mayors, Deputy Mayor of Municipalities and Chief and Deputy Chief of Rural Municipality, Executive Officers of local units and members of judicial committee participated in the programme that strengthened their capacity in legal role on right to fair trail, mediation and administration of justice and also expanded NHRC's outreach at local level and with local government for promotion of human rights of marginalized community. Executing new training guideline to make substantive assessment whereby it sensitized and oriented local government on human rights extending a better understanding on human rights, justice and the linkage between human rights and administration of justice; also promoted greater understanding of human rights issues in development drawing links between local and national human rights struggles, while it developed collaboration with local government and the NHRC on promoting human rights issues.

"Local bodies need to respect and promote the human rights and fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution. To reflect in policy and make people feel human rights, resolve local dispute and promote human rights-based approach in development process, the programme supported us much." -Tanka Bahadur Chauhan, DDC-Dhankuta


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Result 3: The NHRC has strengthened coordination and cooperation with other human rights related constitutional commissions and the transitional justice mechanisms, CSOs, and media.

Regularly interacting with civil society and media, NHRC has strengthened its outreach,

promoting and protecting human rights of vulnerable people. SPSP supported NHRC in bringing

victims groups, representatives from media, political parties, relevant stakeholders and NGOs

together and disclosed its official statements and stand point on transitional justice in current

context that created pressure to bring the bill on transitional justice in pursuant of international

law and verdict of Supreme courts court.

Additionally, the project supported NHRC to organize interaction meeting with media and CSOs on consumers' rights, worked with Human Rights Organization of Nepal (HURON) to organize Human Rights Peace Conference and training on human rights report writing for human rights defenders and media person of 77 districts that geared up the public perception of NHRC in the ground.

Considering insights received from the perception survey, an outreach strategy and a partnership strategy developed in 2017 which accentuated for integrated outreach interventions, human rights outreach through human rights education, the Project with a view to promote greater understanding for human rights issues pertaining to Nepal, and draw links between local and global human rights struggles, a number of Nepali and foreign films were screened at the showings of the fifth Extended Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival (NHRIFF) in Surkhet, Jumla, Dhangadi and Janakapur. Collaborating with the Human Rights Film Center the screenings saw the attendance of over 888 people (391 female) including women, youth, human rights defenders, educators and local government authorities. Feedback from attendees was overwhelmingly positive, particularly youth and women viewers, with most praising the line-up of films for highlighting the complex realities to do with human rights and social justice in Nepal and raising relevant and important questions related to various discriminatory and harmful practices that they said were necessary to usher in broader transformation and inclusion in Nepali society.

Equally, continuing in promotion of human rights through production, development and broadcasting of human rights related audio-visual materials including human rights tele serials and films in raising awareness in human rights violation and abuse in terms of civil, political rights, social, cultural and economic rights by bringing the human rights violators under legal actions to promote and protect human rights of women, marginalized community and vulnerable, SPSP produced three series of human rights tele serial based on rights of migrant workers, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of people as ensured in the Constitution of Nepal 2015 that targeted to impart human rights education to youth, women, marginalized and vulnerable people. These 20-25 minutes long tele serials became tools to aware such people in human rights promotion and protection and focused NHRC's human rights promotional and educational activities linking with modern social media.

Furthermore, collaborating with Parliamentary Support Project (PSP), SPSP marked the 70th International Human Rights Day conducting gala event in seven provinces of Nepal. Bringing

“These are all problems that you hear

and read about, but to have the stories

visualized in such a creative way

makes a big difference,” one student

attendee said. “It’s also given us a

sense of urgency to look for

opportunities to raise awareness about

human rights in our families and

communities if we really want to build

a more equal and just world.”

'Human rights are related to human emotion, and such film festival has

supported to reflect it.'

-Mohan Maya Dhakal. Deputy Mayor, Birendranagar, Surkhet

https://www.facebook.com/hrfcnepal/?fref=mentions


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together the representatives of federal government, province government, local government, parliamentarian, representatives of political parties, civil societies, security forces, NHRIs, human rights defenders, victims and concerned stakeholders discussion events were conducted in Biratnagar, Janakapur, Butwal, Pokhara, Nepalgunj, Surkhet, Kailali and Kathmandu, and discussed more on role of federal and province parliament in implementation of fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution of Nepal. The activity supported in strengthening NHRC's outreach and collaboration with province Government, producing a solid knowledge product compiling the current challenges and role of elected representatives on implementing fundamental rights, human rights laws and core international frameworks and treaties that Nepal has been a state- party. It also documented province level human rights issues and role performed by local bodies, organized national workshop bringing together Home Minister, Attorney General, parliamentarian, NHRC and the representative from office of prime ministers, law minister, human rights defenders, lawyers, CSOs and presented the conclusion and commitment received during province level workshop that focused on ending impunity, implementation human rights, and human rights friendly planning, working for the protection and promotion of human rights of women, Dalit, marginalized and vulnerable people, and exclusively discussed their role on implementation of fundamental rights, solicited their commitment in protection of human rights and way forward.

Consolidating outputs, the report will be complied and disseminated to parliamentarian, ministries including state and non-state stakeholders, and NHRC will make further recommendation for the full-fledged implementation of fundamental rights and respect human rights by state stakeholders.

Result 4: The NHRC commissioners and staff protect and promote the rights of people with mental disabilities through a newly designed, planned and implemented intervention.

This year, SPSP focused on research study relating to mental disability and conducted a baseline survey on human rights situation of persons with mental disability. Reaching out in seven provinces and three ecological zones disaggregating gender and caste ethnic communities, the survey assessed the human rights situation of mentally disabled people that set a baseline for promoting and protecting their human rights in Nepal, examined and identified the current gaps, health care seeking and service utilization patterns, disability status and impact of mental disorders including mental health care facilities, resources and states for planning and strengthening mental health service from human rights perspective. The survey found that the basic rights of the mentally disabled persons were violated in many forms such as being deprived of food, medication, and proper clothing as per season or weather, being behaved differently in the society even after the treatment of mental illness and being indicated as crazy or mad followed by different kinds of insult including verbal abuse and mental torture. The data reveals that mentally disabled persons live in a pathetic situation in Nepal. The reports revealed that the mentally disabled persons complained of not having proper mental health care facility in their locality. Overall, treatment situation of the mentally disabled persons was also found problematic in Nepal. Fore and foremost, many doctors are not specialists to treat and thus they provide them with sleeping tablets as a way to make their anguish silent. Many cases of mental illness are not diagnosed properly to care them well. It was found that some of such cases were not diagnosed properly though they have been suffering for decades. Instead, hospitals, community, and even family members were found tagging them as "problematic' for other patients or people for their normal treatment. These findings indicate that many mentally disabled persons are not even treated as human beings in Nepal. Identifying the proper causes of


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mental disability remains the major problem. Stress, psychoactive substance uses, head trauma/loss of consciousness, genetic were found to be the major causes of mental disability. Public perception of people with mental disability is challenging as nearly three quarters (71.9%) respondents expressed that they were verbally or physically abused while two percent of them expressed that they were sexually abused. Similarly, fifteen percent of respondents were confined in a room or chained, seven percent accepted that they were ever deprived of food, medication and clothing in the family. Interestingly, above a quarter (28.4%) of the respondents accepted that they were being treated differently in the society even after the treatment of mental illness. Among those who were misbehaved, nearly three quarters (73.4%) were blamed as lunatic, followed by insult/verbal abuse (61.5%) and mental torture (21.1%). About one fifth (18.8%) expressed that they were denied public opportunities because of their illness. Majority (54.2%) were denied the opportunity for education followed by health (40.3%), occupation (38.9%) and social institution (30.6%) respectively. All grades of mental disability have been deprived of their voting right due to this act. Behavior of service providers towards people with mental disability depicts that there was no change in relationship with families (44.3%) and friends (43.8%) of the respondents after the symptoms of mental illness while above one fifth of the respondents had either irritable or aggressive responses to friends and families after the onset of mental illness. In case of treatment above three-quarters (77.9%) had their illness treated on OPD basis and the rest on in-patient basis while eighty nine percent respondents were satisfied with the behaviors of doctors/staff involved in their treatment. Above half (51.6%) respondents had received counselling before being provided medicine. Thirty five percent patients were provided medicine by the doctor while 33 percent were provided medicine by caretakers. The access on existing policy, mechanisms, and measures related to people with mental disability is also not good as only 41 percent respondents were found to have heard about the right to health. Eleven percent respondents were aware of the special provisions for the rights of mentally disabled people in the constitution of Nepal. Only 16 percent respondents noticed some kinds of violation of human rights. Only 21 percent respondents had knowledge that they are provided disability identity card by the government. The survey concluded that human rights situation of the mentally disabled persons in terms of their rights to respect, right to fulfill their basic needs and right to live a dignified life was found to be very poor in Nepal. It is justified from the fact that three quarters of the selected respondents expressed that they were verbally and physically abused. Although fewer respondents were found in a grave situation such as confined in a room or chained, this is an irony in a democratic Nepal where 31 civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights have been enshrined in the Constitution as the fundamental rights. It also recommended to the government of Nepal, province government, local government, NHRC, political parties, health care facilities, the Election Commission of Nepal for policy reform, implementation and complying, existing policies and frameworks that has set path to NHRC developing further intervention in protection and promotion of human rights of people with mental disability.


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5.2 Progress on Project Outputs

Table 3: Progress on Output Indicators

Output statement Output indicator Baseline Cumulative

Target -2018 2018

Milestone 2018 Progress

Cumulative progress up to 2018

Means of verification

Output 1. NHRC staff has strengthened their capacity in selected areas (as defined by the training plan) through systematic training, follow up and implementation

1.1 Capacity gap assessment of the NHRC staff and management conducted

None 1 N/A 100% Completed 100% Completed

Capacity gap assessment report

1.2 Conduct high level conference with NHRIs of SAARC member states on Impunity and Realizing Human Rights in Post-Conflict South Asia.

None 1 1 100% Completed 100% Completed

International conference report/Annual of NHRC 2017/18

1.3 Number of staff of different divisions and regions trained in Conduct mentorship training on human rights investigation, Promotion and protection.

NA 30 40 40 NHRC staff trained 100% Completed

Training reports, Annual of NHRC 2017/18

1.4 Number of Commissioners and Senior NHRC Officials participated in High Level Dialogue at international forum

NA 3

NHRC Chairperson, 3 Commissioners, Secretary and Senior staff participated in three international forums

100% Completed

Annual of NHRC 2017/18

Output 2 The NHRC strengthened its capacity as a long-term credible institution to

2.1 Increased outreach of NHRC in the provinces/regions through outreach activities/promotional materials in regional, sub-regional/provincial offices.

Promotional materials disseminated to strengthened outreach

100% Completed

No of promotional materials disseminated


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deliver its core function and increase its outreach

2.2. Plan for the federalization of the NHRC is available.

NHRC revised its branch officers

100% Completed

Organogram/branch officers' of NHRC

2.3. Trainings between NHRC, Judicial Committee members and NHRC's province and province branch offices facilitated.

2

Two slots of training conducted in Province#1 and 7 trained 76 judicial committee members

100% Completed


Output 3 The NHRC has strengthened coordination and cooperation with other human rights related constitutional commissions and the transitional justice mechanisms, CSOs, and media

3.1 Joint Strategy on Transitional Justice developed.

1

Develop joint strategy in collaboration with conflict affected community for on Transitional Justice Mechanisms

100% Completed

NHRC press release

3.2 Communication material developed to raise awareness on Commissions' role.

Communication materials disseminated

100% Completed


3,3 Number of cases of successful joint advocacy with CSOs.

3

3 advocacy events organized with CSOs and media on local human rights issues

100% Completed


3.4 Developed PSA/IEC materials on the roles of different commission and disseminate the information among the Public, CSOs and media

Three series of human rights tele serials produced, human rights film screened in Jumla, Surkhel, Kailali and Janakapur

100% Completed

Programme report/Annual of NHRC 2017/18

Output 4 The NHRC commissioners and staff protect

4.1 Baseline report on mental health and human rights marks the status of the issue

1 1 Baseline report developed

100% Completed

Baseline survey report


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and promote the rights of people with mental disabilities through a newly designed, planned and implemented intervention.


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Progress on Output

The project is in line with the overall national priority of the UNDP Nepal’s Country Programme Document (2018-2022) to promote good governance and human rights, and more specifically the following outcomes and outputs: Outcome 2: By 2022, inclusive, democratic, accountable and transparent institutions are further strengthened towards ensuring rule of law, social justice and human rights for all particularly for vulnerable people. Output 2.1. National level executive and legislative branches of the Government and commissions have the capacities and tools to implement the constitution, including peaceful transition to federal structure. Output 2.4. Justice sector institutions strengthened in accordance with the constitution and human rights standards to ensure greater access to justice. UNDP Nepal’s Country Programme Document (2018-2022) targets for 2018:

• High level conference with NHRIs of SAARC member states on Impunity and Realizing Human Rights in Post-Conflict South Asia conducted.

• Developed guideline, and conducted two training, Judicial Committee members • Three human right tele films produced and human rights film screening is conducted in

three provinces. • Four advocacy programmes on the transitional justice mechanisms, CSOs, and media

and promotion of human rights of vulnerable people event with CSOs conducted. • A baseline report on mental health and human rights to mark the status of the issue

produced.

Results against these targets:

• Conducted an international conference on Identifying Challenges, Assessing Progress, Moving Forward: Addressing Impunity and Realizing Human Rights in South Asia in Kathmandu bringing together NHRI’s, government bodies, civil society members, lawyers and human rights activists of 22 countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as well as the National Women’s Commission of Bhutan including NHRIs from Jordan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia and Philippines.

• Provided international forum to NHRC in exploring potential roles and contribution that NHRIs have in expanding civil space and promoting and protecting the works of the human rights defenders with focus on women and continued to be accredited as 'A' status under the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) and develop its strong profile at the international forum.

• Developed standard training guideline and trained 76 Judicial Committee Members (32 women) in Province# 1 and 7 from Dhankuta, Terthum, Dadeldhura and Doti districts.

• Human rights tele serials were produced, and human rights films screened at provinces engaging over 888 (391 female) people.

• Conducted a baseline survey on human rights situation of persons with mental disability reaching out in seven provinces and three ecological zones and assessed the human rights situation of mentally disabled and became reference in report on CRPD.


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6. BUDGET AND EXPENDITURE

The following table shows the output wise indicative budget and expenditure for 2018, the sources of funds budgeted and budget utilization.

Table 4: Output wise annual budget and corresponding expenditure

Output Annual

Budget (USD)

Annual Expenditure

through project

Annual Expenditure

through UNDP

Total Expenditure

Budget Utilization

%

Activity Output 1 87,898.40 40391.10 48086.52 87898.4 100.0

Activity Output 2 22,242.33 22242.33 0.00 22242.33 100.0

Activity Output 3 22,173.19 21834.32 1,554.87 21834.32 98.5

Activity Output 4 10,901.00 10874.82 10874.82 99.8

Activity Output 5 116,107.69 115494.62 115494.62 99.5

Total 259,322.60 210,837.19 49,641.39 258,344.49 99.6

Table 5: Sources of funds Budget and Utilization of the project period

Source of Fund

Funding period (Start –

End Date)

Total Project Budget (UD$)

Expenditure in 2018

Total expenditure till

2018

Total Budget

utilization %

Budget Balance

US$

UNDP 258,706.00 252,484.00 252,484.00 98% 6,222.00

Donor -1: SDC

6,838.51 6,838.51 6,838.51 100% 0.00

Total 265,544.51 259,322.51 259,322.51 98% 6,222.00

Table 6: M&E Expenditure: In 2018, Project spend on M&E activities

Total spent on Monitoring

US$ 18,000.00

Total spent on Decentralized Evaluations

US$. 15,000.0

Combined total spent on M&E US$ 33,000.00

Narrative on Progress related to Budget and Expenditure The project projected a total budget of USD 265,544.51in the year 2018, with project expenditure at USD 259,322.51or 98 percentage.

7. CROSS CUTTING ISSUES


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7.1 Targeting and voice/Participation of Target groups

The Project particularly targeted in promotion and protection of human rights of vulnerable

group including persons with mental disability, women, Dalit, indigenous people in leading the

voice of voiceless people to lead dignified life through human rights promotional activities and

law reviews. Additionally, SPSP targeted to members of judicial committee of local units in

strengthening their capacity in human rights-based development planning and mediating

conflicts in justice administration considering human rights. Similarly, the Project focusing on

the duty bearer side, supported in development of the organizational capacity through a training

needs assessment and a management review that identify the required areas of support for the

internal management as well as the core areas of performance of the NHRC monitoring,

investigation, and outreach towards other constitutional commissions, civil society and the GoN

7.2 Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, and Social Inclusion

Promotion and protection of the rights of women and socially deprived, marginalized and vulnerable groups has been in high priority set in the NHRC's fifth Strategic Plan. SPSP in 2018 continued to facilitate in implementing gender equality, women's empowerment and social inclusion issue in its activity particularly in human right promotion, right advocacy and awareness. Targeting on it, SPSP developed training guideline for local level judicial committee members and trained them that particularly supported in capacity building of Deputy Mayor and Deputy Chair of local government preparing them in judicial process, mediation addressing human rights vibrantly. Similarly, human rights tele serials were produced, and human rights films were screened in three provinces engaging over 888 people (391 female) including women, youth, Dalit, and vulnerable as it raised the issues of them. To set a baseline bench mark on human right issues of mentally disabled person SPSP also conducted a baseline survey on human rights situation of persons with mental disability reaching out in seven provinces and three ecological zones disaggregating gender and caste ethnic communities and assessed the human rights situation of mentally disabled that has clearly reflected the human rights situation of these people. The report has been a milestone in policy reform, implementation and complying, existing policies and frameworks that has set path to NHRC developing further intervention in protection and promotion of human rights of people with mental disability.

7.3 National Capacity Development Since the project aimed at strengthening the capacity of the institution. This year it focused in

study research supporting NHRC in its engagement in international forum to leverage its

profile as well as focused on capacity development of staff. The international conference on

impunity, the participation on Asia Pacific Forum (APF), Global Alliance of National Human

Rights Institutions (GANHRI) supported NHRC to stand with solidarity in international forum

on regional and global human rights issues. Similarity, development of training guideline to

local level judicial committee by using NHRC expertise and leading such training maximized

nation institutional capacity development. Furthermore, the production of human rights tele

serial, film screening festivals developed outreach at local level. SPSP also conducted survey

on human rights situation of mentally disabled people that reflected human rights situation of

the mentally disabled persons in terms of their rights to respect, right to fulfill their basic needs

and right to live a dignified in Nepal which became a reference in reporting on CRPD.


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7.4 Sustainability

The project strengthened the capacity of institution and individual staff that will be utilized by the commission in long run. The training on civil and criminal code updated the staff to strategize the human right monitoring and develop new check list, while training guideline for local level judicial committee member, production of human rights tele serials have been vibrant knowledge product in conducting human right monitoring, investigation and promotion considering federal structure in addressing global and regional human rights issues. Equally, the study report on human right situation of mentally disabled person has been instrumental in designing and developing future interventions for the protection and promotion of human right s of such people.

7.5 South-South and Triangular Cooperation

An international conference on Identifying Challenges, Assessing Progress, Moving Forward: Addressing Impunity and Realizing Human Rights in South Asia in Kathmandu bringing together NHRI’s, government bodies, civil society members, lawyers and human rights activists representatives of south, Asia pacific region supported to draw the attention to the need for states to ensure that National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are given adequate resources and capacity to function independently and effectively, in full conformity with the Paris Principles and development of commitment to remain vigilant to any attempts to improperly use national security as a justification for illegitimate restriction of rights that in no circumstances can be suspended. It also supported NHRC to bring 22 Countries together in cooperation in raising voices in impunity. Similarly, participation in a High-level Dialogue with Asia Pacific Forum (APF) for the 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions held in Hong Kong, the 13th International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions conducted by Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) in Morocco on the theme "Expanding the civic space and promoting and protecting human rights defenders, with a focus on women: The role of national human rights institutions", and 71st Session of Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee in Geneva provided avenue for NHRC, Chairperson, Commissioner, secretary and Senior NHRC staff to raise its public profile and the quality of work, and learn more on policy management and developing new policies and practices.

7.6 Partnerships

During this year, SPSP supported NHRC to continue its partnership with CSOs, media, province/local government. NHRC in partnership with conflicted affected community released its stand point on transitional justice. Working with Human Rights Organization of Nepal (HURON) organized Human Rights Peace Conference and training on human rights report writing for human rights defenders and media person of 77 districts that geared up the public perception of NHRC in the ground. Screening of human rights film in collaboration with Human Rights Film Center, interaction meeting with media with civil society on consumers rights, marking international Human Rights Day collaborating with province level government supported in further partnership and outreach.

7.7 Promotion of civic engagement

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7.8 Expanding opportunities for youth NA

7.9 Innovation NA

7.10 Knowledge Management and Products

The Project published numerous knowledge products to promote human rights. It has deepened

the human rights understanding in local level and has supported NHRC to implement its Strategic

Plan and its slogan “Human Rights in every household, a base for peace and development”.

Remarkably, SPSP developed following knowledge products:

• Books on “Human Rights and Impunity in South Asia”

• Human rights Monitoring report “The House of Representatives and State Assemble

Election, 2017.”

• A handbook on Dispute Resolution at Local Level.

8. LESSONS LEARNED

• Research study especially on human rights situation and current intervention of vulnerable people has been a good tool to intervene and recommend government in policy and substantive intervention. NHRC through SPSP needs to maximize it resource to intervene new human rights issue in federal context.

• The development of training guideline and training for local judicial committee members has brought positive impact in collaborating with NHRC and local bodies. However, limited resources cannot bring tangible impact especially in formulating development activities incorporating human rights-based approach. Further resources need to be maximized on human rights education for local bodies.

• Project needs to continue its staff capacity development to engage staff fully in project activities as staff training has been a good tool to inject change in the day-to-day functioning of the commission.

9. IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

As the NHRC has moved into federal structure it demands more resources to the NHRC to fulfil its mandate. But this year, the government of Nepal has reduced NHRC's programme budget and therefore it demanded expanding its additional activities plan and incorporate them in AWP 2018 of SPSP in accommodating the NHRC's solid activities. However, limited fund resources created challenge to incorporate NHRC's needs fully. Similarity, internal transfer of NHRC staff and new organogram of NHRC still to be approved by GoN also put challenges to deliver the project activities on time.

10. PRIORITIES FOR 2019

Providing technical support to NHRC in monitoring, investigations, analysis and reporting, HRBA in the functioning of the local and provincial governments and rights of poor and vulnerable persons, LGBTI communities and human rights education, racial discrimination, should be in priority. NHRC has still above 3500 backlogged cases, the victims have not


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received justice yet. Though NHRC planned to reduce by developing milestone it has not achieved results. Hence, staff need further build up insight and capacity to handle it properly. If NHRC team could visit south Asian country to get the lesson learn and study on it how other NHRIs have settled backlogged cases through fast track that can support public credibility of NHRC. To sum up following should be the priority of 2019:

• Case monitoring and investigation, laws review system to strengthen NHRC’s capacity to monitor human rights violation cases, Transitional justice, rights of conflict victims, and Witness protection

• Human rights promotion and human rights education in all provincial level through among stakeholders,

• Promotion of the rights of poor and vulnerable people including CERD, CEDAW and CRPD,

• Human rights friendly law-making process in province level in collaboration with MPs of the State parties,

• Cooperation with regional NHRIs, CSOs, media and other thematic Commissions to finalize UPR report and treaty reports,

• Final evaluation of the NHRC’s Strategic Plan, • Business and human rights (Consumers’ rights), • Human rights and SDGs,

Collective rights, • Collaboration with National Planning Commission for the 15th new National Plan

to make human rights friendly and SDG friendly, • Development of vibrant 5th NHRAP, • Human rights Audit/HRBA.

11. A SPECIFIC STORY

Human Rights and Dispute Resolution Training was a Substantive Tool (Yagya Kumari Ruchal, Deputy Chief, Chaubise Rural Minicipality, Dhankuta) I have been engaged in politics since my teen age. To serve my land by engaging myself in a

challenging leading position was dream of my life. Born in a marginalized community as female, I faced uncountable challenges during my career. As a politician, I wanted to see myself around a decision-making table. With my political career in student's wing, youth wing of the party and party district committee member I was elected Deputy Chief of Chaubise Rural Municipality (Dhankuta) in local election of 2017. I was quite excited that I had opportunity to lead change process in my society, improvise infrastructure and ultimately bring happiness to people with whom I had promised to do that.

When I first sat for settling dispute to fulfill my constitutional responsibility, I was quite puzzled. I had no clear idea what actually I was going to decide. I just listened issues and wrapped that up for the day. I talked to the Chief of my Rural Municipality and few deputies of neighboring areas as I had passion of getting some substantive ideas in procedures of settling disputes. As a Chief of the judicial committee, I had to play significant role in local conflict resolutions and mitigation so that people should not wait to get justice for years. However, I had limited capacity in legal role including right to fair trail, mediation and administration of justice with better understanding on human rights, justice and the linkage between human rights and administration of justice; as well as developing understanding of human rights issues in


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development. As such, I was not satisfied with what I was doing in justice administration, I was thinking to hire a legal advisor in my Rural Municipality but had no budget and clean cheat for it. When I was informed about the training on dispute resolution and human rights from President of District Coordination Committee I was excited. I happily engaged in the training organized by NHRC- SPSP/UNDP on August 2018 on conflict resolution and human rights that became my eye opener and substantive tool to expatiate my constitutional role at local level as the training leveraged my capacity on techniques on working on human rights issues as well as rights of women, children, senior citizens and got clarity on crime and violation of human rights. I have developed guideline on settling dispute at my Rural Municipality now. Setting cases has been a priority of my work in these days. Before I sit in discussion, I sort the case whether it is crime or violation of human rights and proceed for further procedures. I do not create tribunal in these days to resolve local issues but support in settling cases them through fundamental principles of human rights. "Respecting human rights issues while settling local issues is in my priority. Out of 37 cases filed so far, I have settled 34 cases through mediation and forwarded one case in district court, while three cases were settled by the decision of the Committee. These cases were related to land issues, gender, senior citizens, and parental property. Victims are happy in my decision of justice administration." 'The traditional custom of organizing feast and offering liquor to mediate cases has been eliminated in our rural municipality now. I have won the confidence of people in my work. I have directed my wards to formulate development plans considering human rights-based development approach and will continue to do that.' Says, Yagya Kumari Ruchal, Deputy Chief, Chaubise Rural Minicipality, Dhankuta


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12. RISK AND ISSUE LOGS Table 7: Risk Log Matrix

S.N. Description Category (financial,

political, operational, organizational,

environmental, regulatory, security, strategic, other)

Likelihood of risk (scale of 1

to 5 with 5 being the most likely)

A

Impact (scale of 1 to 5

with 5 being the highest

impact)

B

Risk factor (A x B)

Mitigation measures if risk occurs

Date risk is

Identified

Last Updated

Status

1 Government reduced NHRC's programme budget

Financial 2 2 2 The project revised its AWP populated its activities addressing the current programmatic needs of NHRC

July 2018 August 2018

AWP revised and supported NHRC in human rights promotional activities.

3 Revision of Office NHRC in federal structure and human rights

Organizational 2 2 2 The project revised AWP in supporting human rights promotion activities focusing on federal structure remarkably NHRC's outreach collaborating with PSP and training to local judicial committee. Also supported in office establishment of province#3

July 2018 October 2018

Reviewed AWP

3 Constitution commission are not in formulated yet

Organizational 1 2 1 Planned coordination meeting and revisited activity

July 2018 July 2018 Reviewed AWP


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Table 8: Issue Log Matrix

S.N. Type Date

Identified Description and Comments Resolution measures

recommended Status of the issue Status

Change Date

1 Political March 2018

Activities in Output 3 related to working with established commissions are not possible this year, as commissions’ establishment was delayed

The project intensified the need of the NHRC about human rights promotion and outreach.

The project diverted the resource as per the need of the NHRC and supported the NHRC in human rights promotion and outreach.

No change

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13. PROGRESS AGAINST ANNUAL WORK PLAN 2018 UNDAF/CPAP Outcome 2: By 2022, inclusive, democratic, accountable and transparent institutions are further strengthened towards ensuring rule of law, social justice and human rights for all particularly for vulnerable people. Output 2.1. National level executive and legislative branches of the Government and commissions have the capacities and tools to implement the constitution, including peaceful transition to federal structure. Output 2.4. Justice sector institutions strengthened in accordance with the constitution and human rights standards to ensure greater access to justice.

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Action 1.1: Conduct

high level conference

with NHRIs of SAARC

member s tates on

Impunity and

Real izing Human

Rights in Post-Confl ict

South As ia .

1.1.1: Fina l i ze concept

note/preparatory workshops

to organize the high level

conference/ organizing

conference. (Technica l

Ass is tance and secretariat

Support).

Conducted international conference

on Identi fying Chal lenges , Assess ing

Progress , Moving Forward: Address ing

Impunity and Real izing Human Rights

in South As ia in Kathmandu bringing

together NHRI’s , government bodies ,

civi l society members , lawyers and

human rights activis ts representatives

of Afghanis tan, Bangladesh, India ,

100%

Action 1.2: Conduct

mentorship tra ining

on human rights

investigation,

Promotion and

protection.

1.2.1 Develop mentorship

programme module

(Workshop/Tra ining at centra l

and regional level )

Conduct a tra ining on Civi l Code and

Criminal Code for 40 NHRC staff

100%

1.3.1 Organize High level

dia logue

NHRC Chairperson, Commiss ioners

and Secretary participated in High

level dia logue in Bangkok

100%

1.3.2.Organize A preparatory

meeting of NHRC and India for

a Conference with NHRIs of

SAARC member s tates

Preparatory dia logue with NHRI of

India in organizing international

conference on impunity

100%

1.3.3. Organize Intermediate

meeting for NHRC staffs (

Pokhara- due payment of the

hotel Royal Pa lm Resort-

Pokhara)

Intermediate tra ining on CERD, ILO 169

and ESCER for NHRC staff organized

100%

1.4.1. Support NHRC to

participate in the High level

dia logue with As ia Paci fic

Forum

NHRC Chairperson, Commiss ioner and

Secretary participated in 23rd Annual

Genera l Meeting (AGM) for the As ia

Paci fic Forum of National Human

Rights Insti tutions in Hong Kong

100%

1.4.2 High level dia logue with

Global Al l iance of Human

Rights Insti tutions (GANHRI)

NHRC Chairperson, Commiss ioner and

Secretary participated in the 13th

International Conference of National

Human Rights Insti tutions conducted

by Global Al l iance of National Human

Rights Insti tutions (GANHRI) in

100%

1.4.3 The Convention on

El imination of Al l forms of

Discrimination against

Women

NHRC Commiss ioner and Deputy

Director participated in the 71st

Sess ion of El imination of Al l Forms of

Discrimination Against Women

(CEDAW) Committee in Geneva to

present NHRC Nepal 's report

100%

DPC

GMS

87898.4 100

2.1.1: Support to develop

traning guidel ine/ faci l i tate

tra inings/ meeting between

NHRC, Judicia l Committee

members and NHRC's regional

and sub regional offices

Developed a s tandard guidel ine to

orient loca l level judicia l committee

members on human rights i ssues

100%

2.1.2.Support NHRC to publ ish

and disseminate i ts annual

report of the human rights

Publ ished and disseminated Enhl ish

and Nepal i vers ion of NHRC's annual

report

100%

2.1.3 Support to faci l i tate

tra inings/ meeting/workshop

between NHRC, Judicia l

Committee members and

NHRC's regional and sub

regional offices

Organized province level tra ining and

tranied 76 Judicia l Committee

members from Dhankuta, Therthum,

Dadeldhura and Doti dis tricts

100%

2.1.4 Support to NHRC province

office for Office Board and

Stand to place publ ic avenue

Purchaged office board and

promotional materia ls for newly

establ ished Province Office

100%

Direct Project Cost

Sub Total Activity 1

Action. 1.4. High Level

Dia logue at

international forum

Amount spent

(US$)

% of expenditure

against the approved

budget

Remarks (if

targets not

fully

achieved)

Output 1: NHRC staff has strengthened their capacity in selected areas (as defined by the training plan) through systematic training, follow up and

implementation.

Indicators:

1.1. Capaci ty gap

identi fied and

tra ining module to

address those gap

developed.

Target:

1.3. 100 NHRC staffs

are tra ined in the

area of human rights

investigation,

promotion and

protection

Action 1.3. Master

Class/ High Level

Dia logue

Baseline, indicators

including annual targets

PLANNED ACTIVITIES

(List key activities to be

undertaken during the

year which will

contribute to the

respective outputs)

Targets for Planned Activities

Annual achievement of TargetsAnnual achievement

of Targets in %

Output 2: The NHRC strengthened its capacity as a long-term credible institution to deliver its core function and increase its outreach.

Indicators:

2.1 Increased

outreach of NHRC in

the provinces/regions

through outreach

activi ties/promotiona

l materia ls in

regional , sub-

regional/provincia l

offices .

2.2.Plan for the

federa l i zation of the

NHRC is ava i lable.

2.3 NHRC’s s taff

represents the

population of the

regions in the

regional /provincia l

offices .

Targets:

2.1 Local

level/Province level

GON staffs are ful ly

informed about

human rights i ssues .

Action 2.1: Faci l i tate

the

dia logue/meetings

between NHRC,

Regional and sub

regional offices on

human rights and

federa l i sm

Action 2.2. Support

NHRC to plan for the

federa l s tructure

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National Human Rights Commission's Strategic Plan Support Project … · The Strategic Plan Support Project is based on the strategic objectives of the NHRC Strategic Plan 2015–2020