Rishikesh Shaha (b. 1925, d. November 13, 2002) was a Nepalese writer, politician and human rights activist.^[1][2] is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ...

Political career

Shaha was a member of Nepal Prajatantrik Party 1948-1949. 1951-1953 he was the general secretary of Nepali Rastriya Congress. He then became general secretary of the joint Nepali Congress-Nepali Rashtriya Congress front until 1956. Shaha was Minister of Finance 1960-1964. In 1962 he became chair of the Constitution Drafting Commission. 1967-1971 he represented the graduate constituency in the National Panchayat. In the panchayat, he was one of the most prominent advocates of democratic reforms.^[1] The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. ...

Diplomatic career

Shaha was the Nepalese ambassador to the United States and the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations UN 1956-1960. In 1961 Shaha was elected by the United Nations General Assembly to chair the International Commission for investigating the death of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld, who had suffered an air crash over Congo. Shaha was one of the candidates to succeed Hammarskjöld, but was defeated by U Thant. In 1962, Shaha was appointed special ambassador.^[1] UN redirects here. ... Spanish president in the General Assembly in New York Org type: Principal Organ Acronyms: GA, UNGA Head: President of the UN General Assembly As of 18 September 2007 Srgjan Kerim former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Status: Active Established: 1945 Website: www. ... Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( ) (July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... U Thant (Burmese: ; 22 January 1909 – 25 November 1974) was a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Nations, from 1961 to 1971. ...

Academic work

Shaha lectured English and Nepali at Tri-Chandra College 1945-1948. During the period 1947-1948 he served as chief inspector of schools 1947-48.

Shaha served as visiting professor at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India in 1970. In 1971 he served as Regents' Professor at Berkeley University, USA. He was a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington. D.C. and the East-West Center, Honolulu.^[3] The sprawling campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय) is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. ... , This article is about the capital city of India. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a prestigious, public, coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate and its bridge. ... The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (or Wilson Center) was established as part of the Smithsonian Institution by act of Congress in 1968. ... The East-West Center in Mānoa was a project of late Hawaii Governor John A. Burns to promote Asia Pacific cultural and economic cooperation. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ...

Shaha authored several works of Nepalese politics and history.^[1][3]

Organizational work

Shah was also the founder of the Nepal Council of World Affairs and in 1988 he became the founding president of the Human Rights Organisation of Nepal (HURON). Later, he left HURON.^[2][1]

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