A/HRC/19/81 Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights (Appointed May 2008): Special Areas of Coverage: Human Rights and Peacebuilding, Administration of Justice and HRts. Remedies, Child Rights Center (including Children in Armed Conflict) & Women‟s HR Center, Education, Research, and Advocacy, EJKillings, Torture, E. Disappearances, Human Rights Resource Center, including Publications, Info Systems and Library. Government and Civil Society Linkage, including Judicial Education & Legislative Drafting, Focal Commissioner for UDHR Anniversary Commemorative Activities, Business and Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, Persons w/ Disabilities Some achievements: International & Regional: • Assisted UN Human Rights Council interact with HRC Working Group on HRC Reforms • Consultant and Advocate for Terms of Reference an independent, effective ASEAN human rights body including Commission for protection of women and children • March ‟11 – panelist in 11 March 2011 – HR Council panel on Counterterrorism, Hostage Taking and Hu. Rts. • Dec ‟10 – expert, technical consultations on guidance note on National AntiDiscrimination Action Plans • Dec ‟10 – expert panelist, UNHCR, High Commissioner‟s Dialogue on Protection Challenges • May ‟10 – panelist, OHCHR Seminar – H. Rts. & H. Trafficking • Dec. ‟09 – panelist, OHCHR Pacific Islands Seminar on Prevention of Torture • Nov. ‟09 – panelist, OHCHR SE Asia Workshop on the UPR • Oct. ‟09 – panelist, HR Council panel - Mainstreaming Gender into UPR • July 09 - speaker, Asian Society of Intl. Law - Good Practices in Gender & Devt. • March ‟09 – Resource Person for Int‟l Coordinating Committee of NHRIs Working with Special Procedures • Consultant/Author, UNICEF – Background paper on International Cooperation for Child Protection in Asia-Pacific Region (July to Nov 2010) • Resource Person - Bangladesh govt. committee towards establishment of NHRI - in November 2010, chaired a session for a conference on human rights jointly hosted by the CHR of Bangladesh and UNDP • Resource Person for Cambodia W. Grp. for ASEAN HR Mechanism - towards a Cambodia NHRI • Resource person for Papua New Guinea government committee towards an NHRI • Cooperation projects on HR Education, ESCR, Migrant Workers, Trafficking and Protection of Women & Children with other NHRIs in Southeast Asia • Raised millions of USD and Euros from donors for projects on Extrajudicial Killings, Indigenous Peoples • Capacity-Building for CHR, Production of education materials i.a. 4