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Brief Bio-data of the Chairperson and
Members
| Hon'ble Kedar Nath Upadhyay, Chairperson |
Brief Resume of Chairperson Hon.Justice Kedar Nath Upadhyay (Chief Justice Retd.)
Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission, Justice Kedar Nath Upadhyay (C. J. Retd) was appointed in the present post on 18th Sept. 2007. He had a long cherished career in Judiciary including twelve years in the Bench of the Supreme Court of Nepal. He attained retirement from the post of chief justice in the year 2004 after serving in the position for a period of fourteen months.
Prior to the appointment in the Supreme Court Mr. Upadhyay had occupied several important positions both in the Executive and the Judiciary. In his outstanding career, he served in different positions including Judge in the various Regional courts and the Zonal courts, Senior Government Advocate in the office of the Attorney General and the Under Secretary in the Ministry of Law and Justice. His additional assignments in the past also included ex-officio positions like Chairman of Administrative Court, Member of Royal Commission on Judicial Reform and the Director in the Board of Directors of Rastriya Banijya Bank.
Mr. Upadhyay was equally involved in different sectors ranging from governmental to non-governmental sectors. He was the Chairperson of SAARC Law, Nepal Chapter, Chairperson of Gender Equality Program, Steering Committee, Pro Public, Honorary Advisor of Mediation Center, Nepal Patron of Kathmandu School of Law. He had participated in several meetings and seminars as chief guest or guest keynote speaker, chairperson, facilitator and the trainer in the various areas covering environmental protection, emancipation of women, transparency and good governance, torture and human rights. He was involved in the research and amendment of draft Bill of Legal Aid assigned by Legal Aid, human rights and Access to Justice Project of Nepal Bar Association.
Born in Jaleshwor, Mahottari District, Nepal on Feb 1939. Mr. Upadhyay obtained basic degree from Patna University, India. He acquired his second degree in Law from Tribhuwan University, Nepal. Besides, he had completed comprehensive course in Public International Law (including Humanitarian Laws and Human Rights Jurisprudence). He is also a Diploma holder in Air and Space Law from the Institute of World Affairs, London (U. K.)
Mr. Upadhyay had participated in the UN fellowship program on Human Rights in Canada. He had attended UNHCHR Workshop on Justiciability of Economic Social and Cultural Rights and the colloquium on Access to Justice. Immediately after his appointment in NHRC Nepal, he led the Nepalese team in the APF Meeting in Australia and thenafter in Malaysia and in Kenya.
During his tenure in the Supreme Court, he shouldered the responsibilities of decision making process of the areas including restoring civil liberties, issuing writs of habeas corpus, by repudiating illegal detention making orders, enabling women for equal rights and rendering justice to victims of sexual offence, ensuring children of their rights by invalidating the conditions of their exploitations and enforcing the rights of citizens to enjoy healthy environment.
Mr. Upadhyay, was involved, as a delegate and also as team leader, in several international engagements like bilateral talks, regional seminars and conferences and UN Congress on Public International Law as also UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Treatment of Offenders, WIPO Regional Symposium on Trips Agreements, SAARC Law Conferences, and Meetings of Asian African Legal Consultative Committee etc. As the Chief Justice of the Apex Court, he had participated in the UN Judicial Group Meeting of Chief Justices, ADB Symposium for Chief Justices, Law-Asia conference of Chief Justices.
He had meetings with the U. S. Supreme Court Justices during his visit to the US under International Visitors Program and had also acquired some knowledge on the US legal system. |
| Hon'ble Ram Nagina Singh, Member |
Brief resume of Hon. Member Ram Nagina Singh
Member of National Human Rights Commission, Mr. Ram Nagina Singh was appointed in the present position on 19th Sept.2007.
As a law practioner, he has a long and outstanding career. He began his career as an Advocate in 1962. He was recognised as a Senior Advocate in 1973. He was elected vice president of Nepal Bar Association, Janakpur branch (1966-1968). He served three terms as President of Nepal Bar Association, Janakpur Branch(1969-1977 and 1991-1994). He was appointed as a member of The Nepal Bar Council for a tenure of 1996-1998.
He was appointed as a Justice of The Supreme Court of Nepal in April 19, 2001. He attained retirement from the apex court on February 7, 2007.
During his tenure in the Supreme Court he delivered various verdicts to safeguard the constitutional and legal rights of the people including verdicts on habeas corpus. Verdict on the writ against unconstitutionally formed Royal Commission for Anti- Corruption was one of the remarkable judgments he delivered during his tenure in the Supreme Court. He was one of the five Judges seated in the Special Bench of The Supreme Court who declared the Royal Court formed by the king unconstitutional and quashed it on March 14, 2006..
Besides his impressive career as a law practitioner, he was involved in different social activities . He was the working committee member of Nepal Red Cross, Dhanusha branch in 1973-1976 and 1991-1995. He was president of the Nepal Red Cross Dhanusha Chapter from 1975-1979. He is also a life member of the Nepal Red Cross.
Mr. Singh was the president of the Maithili Literature Council from 1973 to 1981. He became a life member of Nepal Disable Organization in 1983. He was president of Nepal Disable Organization, Janakpur chapter from 1985-1989. He served as an executive member of the Central Committee of the Nepal Red Cross in the same period.
Mr. Singh is also a life member of Nepal Cancer Society since 1993. He was president of the Nepal Cancer Society from 1996- 2001. He was the executive member of Lions Club of Janakpur from(1977-1987).
Born in Sarlahi District in February 10, 1942, he obtained his Bachelor Degree in Commerce from Patna in 1959 and Bachelor Degree in Law from the same University in 1961.
He has traveled in India and the USA. |
| Hon'ble Gauri Pradhan, Member |
Brief Resume of NHRC Hon. Member Gauri Pradhan
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| Hon'ble Dr. Leela Pathak, Member |
Brief Resume of NHRC Hon. Member Dr. Leela Pathak
Dr .Leela Pathak was appointed in the present position of member of the National human Rights commission on Sept 18, 2007.
Born in Dillibazar, Kathmandu Nepal in the year 1944, Dr Pathak, holds a Ph D Degree awarded by the Bombay University (India) on agriculture economics in the year 1982. She has earned a masters degree M.A. (Econ) from the Tribhuvan University in the year 1965 and completed Post Graduate course in Rural Sociology, Agricultural Development Planning and Agricultural Statistics from the University of Kentucky, USA.
During her 35 years long outstanding career in the government service, Dr Pathak held different positions at the Ministry of Agriculture including Economist, Chief of Women Farmer development Division, Focal Person for Population, Employment, and Agri Bio-diversity. She also served as UNIFEM National Officer at UNDP, Kathmandu. She was Joint Secretary at Ministry of Agriculture when she attained retirement from the government service in the year 2001,
Dr Pathak was involved in numbers of research works including Supporting Women Farmers, Agro-based Opportunities for Women, gender Sensitization Issues and Agricultural Development; Women and Forestry in Agriculture System; Women in Water Energy Development in Nepal; Women in Agriculture Sector; Food Consumption Situation in Nepal; Socio-economic Surveys in the selected Districts of Nepal.
She has participated in number of national and international seminars including 10th Session of the FAO Conference, Rome, Italy, 1999; Study Meeting of Adoption of Environmental Impact Assessment, Tokyo, Japan, 1998; Workshop on Integration paid and unpaid work into National Policies, Seol, South Korea, 1997; 7th Session of Steering Committee of PATAP, Lahore, Pakistan, 1997; Regional Consultation on Strengthening Research and Education for Sustainable Mountain Agriculture in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region., Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996; 28th Session of FAO Conference, Rome, Italy, 1995; 4th World Conference on Woman, Beijing, China, 1995; 2nd Asian and pacific Conference on Women in Development, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1994; 27th Session of the FAO Conference, Rome, Italy, 1993; 26th Session of FAO Conference, Rome, Italy, 1991. Asian Workshop for Para-Legal Trainers, Puncak, Indonesia, 1990; SAARC Workshop on Women in Agriculture and Extension Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1988; UNIFEM Think Tank Meeting, Chiangmai, Thailand; International Seminar on Women in Agriculture and Rural Development in Asia, Huangxian, China, 1986; Regional Workshop on Women in Agriculture in Asia, Thailand, 1985; International Soybean Utilization Workshop, Sri Lanka, 1985; Regional Workshop on Project, Benefit and Monitoring and Evaluation (PBME), Manila, Philippines, 1983; Workshop on Small Farmer's Credit Program, Ankara, Turkey, 1973.
In an addition, she has participated in the Groups Fellowship –Study Tour on Food Consumption in General Household Surveys, Moscow, USSR, 1969; and, Observation Visit to India, Bangladesh and Bhutan to study Small Marketing Facilities for Agriculture, 1998.
Dr Pathak has extended her consultancy and advisory service to number of project including Study on Gender Issues Related to Water Resources and Energy Development in Jhapa District; Women in Agriculture Project ; Series of studies conducted by Center for Woman in Development (CWD); Socio-economic baseline survey in Ramechhap, Sindhuli and Mahottari conducted by CEDA (TU); Review on the Women's Development Policy in the Eighth Five Year national Plan Approach Paper, national Planning Commission, Nepal, 1992.
Dr Pathak is associated in number of social and professional organization in different capacity including Life member of Indian Society of Agri Economics, Mumbai, India; Life Member of Nepal Red Cross Society; Life Member of Association for Old and Aged Citizens; Member of Transparency International, Nepal Chapter; Executive member of China Study Center and President of Professional Women Support Group of Transparency International, Nepal. |
| Hon'ble Dr. K B Rokaya, Member |
Brief Resume of NHRC Hon. Member Dr. K.B. Rokaya
Dr. K.B. Rokaya was appointed by the Constitutional Council of Nepal as Member of the National Human Rights Commission on Sept. 18th, 2007. Over the past decade, while Government and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) were in conflict, Dr. Rokaya has been deeply engaged in the human rights movement of Nepal. Prior to being appointed a Member of the NHRC, he was actively involved in conflict resolution and peace-building. Due to this work, he was nominated as a Member of the Government-Maoist Ceasefire Code of Conduct National Monitoring Committee 2006.
Previously, Dr. Rokaya was employed by the Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, and Kathmandu for more than 23 years. During this time, he served as Associate Professor, Head of Department and Campus Chief/Assistant Dean. Later, he worked as the Director of Engineering and Industrial Development at the United Mission to Nepal (UMN), and Country Director of ITDG (‘Practical Action’), a UK-based INGO. He also served as Board Director of the Butwal Power Company Limited, Himal Hydro and General Construction Company Limited, President of the People's Rights Concern Movement, Chairman of Nepal Bible Society and founder President and General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Nepal (NCCN).
A distinguished researcher, Dr. Rokaya has published dozens of articles and research on hydropower and energy in national and international journals, newspapers and magazines. These include: “Energy Demand and Fuel Substitution Model for Urban Domestic Sector (For Electricity Planning): the Case of Nepal”, (Philippine Engineering Journal, 1992), Mini-and Micro-Hydropower Programme in Nepal (Hangzhou Regional Centre For Small Hydropower, China,1994), Small Hydro Power Development in Nepal (University of the Philippines, 1988), Country Report on Mini-and Micro-Hydropower Programme in Nepal (ICIMOD, 1993), Is the Mahakali Treaty in the Best Interest of Nepal? (Everest Herald, Kathmandu).
Dr. Rokaya was a member of the Task Force that prepared the Perspective Energy Plan for Nepal (National Planning Commission & UNDP, 1995), as well as a member of the team which worked on Formulation of Electricity Tariff Regulations (Electricity Tariff Fixation Commission, 1997) and the National Team Leader for the ICIMOD/NORAD "Design and Testing of a Regional Training Program on Mini-and Micro-Hydropower for Mountain Development in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region" (1988).
Dr. Rokaya's many interviews and articles on hydropower, energy policy, human rights, conflict, Nepal’s peace process, contemporary political issues and the role of religious communities in peace-building have been published by national newspapers and magazines.
Born in the remote Paik VDC of Jajarkot district in the Mid-West Region of Nepal on December 7th, 1954, Dr. Rokaya obtained his Ph.D. degree in Energy Engineering from the University of the Philippines in 1991. He completed his M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Power Systems) from the University of Bradford, UK in 1980 as well as his Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India in 1977.
During his career, Dr. Rokaya has visited many foreign countries, including: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Norway, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and the United States.
He is married with Draupadi Rokaya (Thapa) and has two sons, Enosh and Saurav.
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