Advisor: Avima Upreti ESQ, Virginia
Avima Upreti is an attorney-at-law in New York and is also admitted to practice law in Nepal. She is
currently working as an associate attorney at Chhetry and Associates P.C., New York. She is an
activist, feminist and a passionate public speaker. She likes to advocate and speak in the issues of
human Rights, gender justice and women empowerment. Ms. Upreti has continually advocated for
human rights issues, particularly those affecting Nepali women and girls since her early days in her
career starting from 2008. Whether it has been as a news anchor and legal correspondent for Avenues
Television (national Television of Nepal) , or as a radio program presenter, or as a program officer of
the Federation of Nepalese Journalist (FNJ), Upreti has always tried to raise awareness among Nepali
citizens about their rights, raised women issues, issues of domestic violence, gender equality, gender
justice, women empowerment and also highlighted about the role of governments and role of
community organizations. She continually speaks inside the United States in many community events
about the community role in eliminating gender based violence. She started her professional career as a
news anchor and correspondent from 2009-2012 A.D. on Avenues Television, Nepal’s national TV,
where she entailed researching and delivering watchdog works and storytelling across multiple
platforms and issues such as Human Rights, Women Rights, Gender, and Legal Rights. Besides that
she also has worked as a Radio consultant and presenter from 2011-2013A.D. for the radio program
“HAMRO KANOON”,(Our Legal System) of Interface Nepal which was broadcasted in more than
32 radio stations throughout Nepal with a mission of raising awareness on the existing laws that
support and defend the rights of all people and help create a just society.
Ms. Upreti completed her law degree from Purbanchal’s University Kathmandu School of law in
Nepal in 2011 in a full merit-based scholarship, eventually receiving an award from the Nepal Bar
council for getting the Second highest score all over Nepal on the Advocate license exam in 2012. She
holds double LLM, one from Kathmandu School of law specializing in Human rights and Gender
Justice in 2011-2013 and another LLM (Master of laws) from Fordham Law school specializing in
International law and justice 2016-2017. She was awarded with merit based Scholarship while
pursuing LLM in Fordham and grabbed a cum-laude. She was a vice-president of NWGN for 2016-2018.
She is a legal advisor of a women committee of Non-Residential Nepali National Coordination
council of USA (NRN-NCC-USA).