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CASE STUDIES
National Human Rights Commission of Nepal
The National Human Rights Commission of Nepal (NHRC) established the
Office of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking within the NHRC under a
Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Women, Children and
Social Welfare in 2002. The Office was renamed the Office of the Special
Rapporteur on Trafficking (OSRT) in 2009. The OSRT is mandated to:
• monitor the incidence of trafficking
• coordinate national, regional and international efforts to combat the crime
of trafficking
• generate high level commitment to efforts aimed at improving the human
rights situation of women and children
• develop indicators and checklist for monitoring the situation of trafficking
in persons
• determine focal persons in every district to collect the information on
trafficking
• develop and maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date national database
system on trafficking in persons, especially of women and children
• prepare and publish annual reports on the situation of trafficking in persons.