Mr. Kapil Aryal is currently an Associate Professor at Kathmandu of Law. He started his career in 2000 as a lawyer and started teaching law in 2005. He has over 19years of experience in law, human rights, criminal justice, gender justice, rights of persons with disabilities, child rights, counter trafficking as well as victim and witness protection. He has published extensive research on fair trial standards, children’s rights and human trafficking in Nepal. He was a consultant for many civil societies reporting for the Universal Periodic Review mechanism and for United Nations treaty bodies.

Mr. Prabin Subedi is a practicing lawyer at all tiers of courts in Nepal and has completed his LL.M studies in Information Communication Technology Law from the University of Oslo, Norway. Mr. Subedi has been providing legal representation in civil, criminal, and corporate matters before various courts of Nepal and conducted national researches on various subjects. Mr. Subedi is a member of the teaching faculty at the Kathmandu School of Law. He is a regular trainer at Nepal Police Academy, Armed Police Force and National Judicial Academy. He is a fellow delegate of International Visitor Leadership Program hosted by Department of State of United States of America. He received an award on media law fellowship from the University of Hong Kong. Mr. Subedi delivers pro bono service for needy victims and files and litigates Public Interest Litigations before the Supreme Court of Nepal. He is also a Managing Associate and Partner Paramount Legal Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Nirajan Thapaliya is human rights professional based in Nepal. He has previously worked with the United Nations and international rights organizations – TRIAL International and International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) – for over 13 years in different capacities. He is currently employed as the Director of Amnesty International Nepal. He holds Master’s Degrees in Law and Humanities and Social Sciences from Tribhuvan University.