Jha Dipendera

Jha Dipendera has completed a Bachelor of Laws in Nepal, a Master of Arts in Human Rights at Mahidol University and a Master of Arts in Peace & Conflict studies at the University of Bradford. He is currently completing a LLM in Constitutional Law. Jha is the chairperson of the Terai Human Rights Defenders Alliance (THRD Alliance). As the Chairperson of the organization and a practicing lawyer, he is responsible for the litigation strategy of the organization. He has 10 years’ experience working in the human rights field including both litigation and advocacy work. In addition, Jha is a member of the Accountability Watch Committee (AWC) in Nepal, which is a national network of individuals and organizations working in the field of human rights. AWC promotes the idea of transitional justice and provides a platform from which to influence and lobby for the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms. Jha is undertaking the DTP program to have more clarity on the issue of migrant workers, their rights, and to learn about the essential mechanisms for successful advocacy work in the area.