Kathmandu, March 16 -- Retaining its staff has become a challenge for the National Human Rights Commission as the government doesn't ensure perks to its employees at par with the civil servants.

The resignation of around a third of the staff recruited through open competition over the span of a year has revealed deep dissatisfaction among the employees regarding the benefits they receive. Of the 44 individuals hired in the previous fiscal year, 11 have already quit, according to the commission's record. Most others, too, are looking for better options to make an exit, Commission officials say.

Currently, only 225 among 309 positions in the national human rights watchdog's central and subordinate offices have been filled.

"Most of our c...