Yashasvi Nain is an international human rights lawyer currently serving as Human Rights Advisor at the Permanent Delegation of the Commonwealth to the United Nations in Geneva. In this role, he assists Commonwealth member states, especially Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), in navigating UN human rights mechanisms like the Human Rights Council and treaty bodies. Previously, he led international advocacy at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative. Mr. Nain brings extensive experience in migration, statelessness, and refugee law from his time at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). He holds a B.A., LL.B. (Hons) from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, India, and a Master’s in Law from the Geneva Academy, where he was a Hans Wilsdorf Scholar.