country‟s Human Rights Commission led, supervised and managed the operations of monitoring and evaluating the sections established at federal and regional levels for implementation. The NHRAP is comprehensive in scope and action, addressing, in detail, civil and political, economic, social and cultural rights as well as the rights of vulnerable groups. The plan also includes consideration of additional rights including the right to a clean environment and to development. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for implementation of the National Human Rights Action Plan. Following the preparation phase of the plan, the government took into account the recommendations of Human Rights bodies and corresponding feed-back from public participation. The Action Plan provides for a proper monitoring and evaluation mechanism to follow up its implementation. This includes preparation of performance plans; the creation of awareness of the Action Plan; collaboration with development partners and civil associations; utilization of National Human Rights institutions; promotion of Human Rights education and the creation of supervisory bodies to t monitor the implementing institutions. The monitoring and evaluation mechanism provides full-fledged instruments for assessment. The Action Plan acknowledges the role of national human rights institutions as independent monitoring bodies and hence the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission is charged with this task. The Ethiopian Ombudsman also monitors the implementation of the Action Plan in connection with the exercise of administrative and executive powers. This Office reviews administrative directives to ensure the administrative decisions of the executive organs are in conformity with the Constitution. POLICY MEASURES The Government has adopted national policies and strategies that set the platform for economic development and political transformation. The policy documents address the political, economic and social life of citizens, based on the general approach towards decentralization and democratization. The basic policies and strategies of the country include: - the Democratic System Building Policy; the Rural and Agricultural Development Policy and Strategy; the Industrial Development Strategy; and the Capacity Building Strategy and Program. These policies serve as appropriate instruments for the promotion of peace and development in a sustainable manner and ensure that the democratic process provides space to promote pluralism, ethnic/cultural diversity, tolerance and respect for human rights. There is continuous assessment on 22