Tejshree Thapa | |
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Born | Kathmandu, Nepal | November 10, 1966
Died | March 26, 2019 New York City, New York | (aged 52)
Alma mater | Wellesley College Cornell Law School |
Occupation | Human rights lawyer |
Organization(s) | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Human Rights Watch |
Tejshree Thapa (10 November 1966 – 26 March 2019) was a Nepalese human rights lawyer. She was recognized for her role in investigating and documenting human rights violations, including widespread sexual violence and other atrocities committed during the Yugoslav Wars, the Sri Lanka Civil War, and the Nepal Civil War.