Prabindra Shakya is a human rights activist belonging to Indigenous Newarcommunity of Nepal. He has been engaged in promoting and protecting the rights of indigenous peoples and marginalized communities for over a decade now. Thereby, he specializes in human rights advocacy in the contexts of impacts of development, finance, business operations and international investments as well as in the conflict resolution and peacebuilding processes. He has extensive working experience at global, regional and national levels with the Secretariat of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Coalition of Human Rights in Development, Manushya Foundation and International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), among others.

Prabin is currently the Convenor of Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE). He also leads the Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ) in Nepal that he founded and has previously worked with different human rights organizations in the country.