About Gauri Pradhan (Social Activist)
Gauri Pradhan is a prominent social activist and human rights defender in Nepal as well as in South Asia. He was born on 5 August 1962 in Chautara, Sindhupalchok, Nepal. He has been in this field for over 30 years. He is a former member of Nepal's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Mr. Pradhan was the coordinator of his NHRI Cooperation International Conference on Migrant Workers' Rights in 2012 which he hosted by NHRC Nepal.
Gauri Pradhan is involved with several national, regional and international civil society organizations (CSOs) for human rights, peace, and social justice. He has been actively involved in advocacy. He will build alliances and oversee the implementation of the Istanbul Plan of Action (IPoA) and other internationally agreed development goals. At the global level, he was also appointed in 2006 to serve as an advisor to the United Nations NGO Commission on Violence against Children. As a member of the Expert Team, he is one of his signatories to the 2019 Abidjan Directive on the Right to Education.
Work Experience
- Human Rights Defender and Social Activist
- Executive Coordinator, National Election Observation Committee, NEOC
- Former Global Coordinator at LDC Watch
- Former Commissioner and Spokesperson at National Human Rights Commission of Nepal - NHRC, Nepal
- Former Founder President at CWIN Nepal
- Former National President at Human Rights Alliance
- Former South Asian Coordinator at Global March Against Child Labour
- Former Founder Member and President at National Labour Academy, NLA
- Former National President at Central Child Welfare Board - CCWB
- Former National President at NGO Federation of Nepal
- President, Free Students Union, TU Central Campus Kirtipur in 1983-84
Education
- Schooling in Sidhupalchowk
- Studied at Public Youth Campus - Kathmandu, Nepal
- Masters in Business Administration and Bachelor in Law from Tribhuvan University.
