Amnesty International has expressed its concern over the deepening trend of impunity in Nepal. The organization, in its annual report, has flagged that worries.
Amnesty International globally launched its annual report entitled “Amnesty International Report 2010: the state of world’s human rights” on 13 May 2011.
According to the report, Impunity persisted for perpetrators of human rights abuses during the conflict. The authorities failed to implement court-ordered arrests of accused of offences involving human rights violations, which heads country towards ‘full spectrum’ of impunity. The also has highlighted that Nepal has made little progress in ending impunity, accounting for past violations or ensuring respect for human rights. Officials actively obstructed accountability mechanisms, and commitments made by political leaders as part of the peace process were not fulfilled in practice. Torture and other ill-treatment in police custody remained widespread. Ethnic, religious and gender discrimination went largely unchallenged. Violence against women and girls persisted.
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Amnesty International Report 2011: State of the World’s Human Rights, which documents abuses in 157 countries, the organization said that Growing demands for freedom and justice across the Middle East and North Africa and the rise of social media offer an unprecedented opportunity for human rights change – but this change stands on a knife-edge.
Iconic moments in 2010 included Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s release in Myanmar and the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo despite his government’s attempts to sabotage the ceremony.
In Nepal, Chairperson of AI Nepal Hem Kumar Khadka made public the report amidst the special program in Kathmandu while Director of AI Nepal Rameshwar Nepal briefed on the human rights situation of Nepal documented by the report. In the event, Robert Godden, the Asia Pacific Campaign Coordinator of Amnesty International made special presentation highlighting human rights situation in Nepal.