Dinesh Kumar Ghale

Dinesh, also known as Advocate Ghale is a lawyer and a member of the Ghale Indigenous Peoples’ of Eastern Nepal. He is currently serving as a Vice Chairman of the Lawyers’ Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples’ (LAHURNIP). Dinesh has been serving as a legal advisor to various organisations and has done several research studies, published articles and has also been leading the legal litigation process for the justice of affected Indigenous and local communities. More recently, Dinesh and his organisation have been providing legal support to communities affected by issues relating to Land Territories and Resources, development aggressions such as Hydropower and road expansion projects etcetera. Some of the representative cases of his organisation are the European Bank Funded Power Transmission Line Project, Kathmandu Road Expansion Project and Mukkumlung. Through this training, Dinesh hopes to enhance his knowledge and skills to support the Indigenous and local communities through advocacy for development justice and self-determination.