Advocate Anurag Devkota

Anurag Devkota holds an LL.M. degree on Rule of Law for Development (PROLAW) from Loyola University Chicago as a Gates scholar under Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has clerked for the District Court of Kathmandu under the supervision of honorable Judge Mr. Tek Narayan Kunwar. During his clerkship, he assisted in conducting various case law researches including drafting, proofreading and preparing summaries of judgments. In 2011, he began his career as a Program Officer in American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, Nepal Country Office. As a program officer, he has worked on the contemporary and emerging issues vis-à-vis human rights such as witness protection, combating human trafficking, forensic capacity building in the context of transitional justice and human rights accountability funded by U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Human Rights, Democracy and Labor, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, and Humanity United. He has completed his internship at Human Rights Institute at International Bar Association’s office in London. He is currently serving in the capacity of Program Coordinator at Law and Policy Forum for Social Justice (LAPSOJ) and faculty at Chakrawarti Habi Academy College of Law.