Alok Pokharel

Alok pokharel

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location of Alok PokharelKathmandu, Bāgmatī, Nepal
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  • Timeline

    Jul 2009 - Feb 2010

    Intern

    UNDP, Center for Constitutional Dialogue
    Mar 2010 - Dec 2010

    Project Officer

    Citizens Campaign for Right to Information
    Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

    Public Interest Lawyer/ Program Officer

    Pro Public
    Nov 2012 - Jun 2013

    Legal Fellow

    Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH)
    Current Company
    Nov 2013 - now

    Lecturer

    Chakrabarti Habi Education Academy, College of Law
    Nov 2014 - Dec 2015

    BA.LL.B Director

    National Law College
    Feb 2015 - Dec 2020

    Constitution/Legal Analyst

    Democracy Resource Center Nepal
  • About me

    Researcher and analyst - Constitution, federalism, and election and electoral law

  • Education

    • Kathmandu school of law, nepal

      2004 - 2009
      Bachelor of laws - llb constitutional law first division

      Activities and Societies: Coordinator in chief, Human Rights Committee. Executive Member, Law Students Society.

    • Boston college law school

      2011 - 2012
      Master of laws - llm constitutional law, comparative constitutional law, and human rights
  • Experience

    • Undp, center for constitutional dialogue

      Jul 2009 - Feb 2010
      Intern

      Interned in UNDP’s project ‘Support to Participatory Constitution Building in Nepal’. Involved in writing reports and analyzing the constitution making process from fundamental rights, citizenship, and federalism lens.

    • Citizens campaign for right to information

      Mar 2010 - Dec 2010
      Project officer

      Reviewed and promoted right to information laws. Assisted information seekers for access to information by following-up with governmental agencies and initiating advocacies.

    • Pro public

      Jan 2011 - Jul 2011
      Public interest lawyer/ program officer

      Managed a project on transitional justice and also worked as a Public Interest Lawyer on human rights cases (right to vote, right to environment, amnesty, citizenship, and gender).

    • Institute for justice & democracy in haiti (ijdh)

      Nov 2012 - Jun 2013
      Legal fellow

      Involved in Cholera Litigation- the biggest case ever filed against the UN representing more than 5000 cholera victims for the UN’s introduction of Cholera in Haiti. Conducted human rights research, contributed in strategic planning and advocacy, and wrote op-eds.

    • Chakrabarti habi education academy, college of law

      Nov 2013 - now
      Lecturer

      Responsible for teaching administrative law, constitutional law and, legislative principles and law making process. Also, providing academic counseling to students and academic advice to the college.

    • National law college

      Nov 2014 - Dec 2015
      Ba.ll.b director

      Directed academic and research affairs of BA.LL. B program.

    • Democracy resource center nepal

      Feb 2015 - Dec 2020
      Constitution/legal analyst

      Responsible for analyzing constitution and laws made by three tiers of governments, writing reports, planning for the project ‘Observation of Nepal’s Post-Constitution Politics and Governance’ with a core focus on the functioning of provincial and local governments under the federal framework. At Democracy Resource Center Nepal, I have also observed elections and wrote reports on election and election processes.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Lawyer

      Nepal bar council
  • Volunteer Experience

    • General Member and Human Rights Committee Coordinator

      Issued by Rotaract Club of Kathmandu on Sept 2008
      Rotaract Club of KathmanduAssociated with Alok Pokharel