Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

International Cooperation
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14.4 The Forum considered the application from Jordan National Centre for Human Rights
and admitted it as an ‘Associate Member’ of the Forum. The overall membership of the Forum,
during the period of report, stands at fifteen.
14.5 A copy of the Concluding Statement of the Ninth Annual Meeting is at
Annexure 15.
14.6 The Commission has remitted an amount of US $100,000 as its contribution to the Asia
Pacific Forum during the year 2004-05.
C] International Conference of National Human Rights
Institutions
14.7 The Seventh International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions (ICNI) was
held in Seoul, South Korea from 14-17 September, 2004. The Commission was represented at
the Conference by a delegation led by Dr. Justice A.S.Anand, Chairperson and Smt. S.Jalaja,
Joint Secretary, NHRC.
14.8 The conference was devoted to the theme of upholding human rights during
conflict and while countering terrorism. The Chairperson also made a Statement on ‘Combating
Terrorism with focus on Human Rights’ a copy of which is at Annexure 16.
14.9 A copy of the Seoul Declaration adopted at the conclusion of the meeting is at
Annexure 17.
D] Coordination & Cooperation with other APF Member
Institutions
14.10 The Commission has always endeavoured to share information and expertise
with other APF member institutions. The Commission has developed an
Internet-based Complaint Management System (CMS), by which it is possible for a
complainant to track the progress of his complaint lodged with the Commission
through the internet. The Commission has been privileged to share its expertise with
the Nepal Human Rights Commission including training of the concerned personnel in
handling the software. With the Nepal Commission, the Commission has also
imparted training on investigation techniques, by officials from Commission’s Training
division. A team from the APF Secretariat and the Jordan National Center for Human
Rights had visited the Commission to understand the procedures and functioning of the
Commission. Particular interest was evinced in the CMS package during the visit. The
Commission is also in the process of sharing the CMS package with the Jordan National
Center for Human Rights.
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