IHRN undertakes own-initiative and commissioned assignments, research, capacity-building, advice etc applying the core principles of HRBA in all stages of its. Past assignments include:
In 2002-03, IHRN was commissioned by British Embassy Katmandu and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to advise on strengthening of the National Human Rights Commission.
In 2004-05 IHRN was commissioned by the UK Foreign office to undertake an assessment of needs and capacities among Iraqi human rights NGOs. The overall aim was to strengthen the capacity of indigenous Iraqi human rights NGOs and to facilitate their identification of their priorities for future support.
Training and advisory support UNDP, OHCHR and local actors engaged in municipal-level monitoring and assessment as a basis for planning human rights-based development programming.