Pradeep Wagle joined the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section (ESCR Section) with OHCHR Geneva in April 2022. Before joining the ESCR Section, he was the Country Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia.  Pradeep was with the Asia Pacific Section of OHCHR in various capacities including as the Senior Human Rights Officer of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, Legal Officer (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea accountability project) and Desk Officer for Myanmar and Malaysia. His previous assignments include OHCHR Rule of Law and Democracy Section, Transitional Justice Advisor in OHCHR Sri Lanka, Head of the Office in the OHCHR Gaza, Team Leader, UNAMA Regional Office in Kandahar, Coordinator of Transitional Justice and Administration of Justice unit in the UNAMID and Human Rights Officer with the United Nations Mission in Sudan. Between 2003 to 2005 he worked as a lawyer in Nepal as well as in various other capacities with local and international human rights organizations and academic institutions in Nepal and South Asia. Between 1996-2002 he served the Government of Nepal as a public prosecutor. He holds a bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) and Master’s (LLM) degrees from Tribhuvan University Nepal and from the University of Hong Kong.