Nepal Government honored and congratulated for the contribution of AI.
Amnesty International Nepal organized a grand program in Kathmandu on May 25, 2011, to celebrate 50th anniversary of Amnesty International. On the occasion Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal Bharat Mohan Adhikari shed light the important role that AI has been playing to promote and protect human rights globally. He also congratulated to Amnesty International for its success that achieved globally in the last 50 years.
Speaking in the program Deputy Prime Minister Adhikari said that, “On behalf of Nepal Government, I would like to congratulate Amnesty International for its continuous contribution for the protection of human rights globally and express honor to the organization”.
On the occasion more than 200 people, including top level political party leaders, member of parliament, government officials, top level officials from Nepal Police, Nepal Army and Armed police Force, representatives of victim’s family, representative from human rights and civil society organizations, former prisoners who were adopted prisoners of conscience or political prisoners by AI, senior advocates, human rights activists and senior journalist had attended the program.
In the program, AI Nepal’s Director Rameshwar Nepal made a presentation on some of the highlights of AI’s achievement in last 50 years and work done by AI on Nepal. Similarly, AI’s Asia Pacific Campaign Coordinator Robert Godden made another presentation about the effectiveness of campaign of Amnesty International. In the programme Chairperson Hem Kumar Khadka and General Secretary Rashmila Bhochhibhoya also shed lights about the important role that AI has played in the world.
Amnesty International, the largest human rights organization in the world, is celebrating its 50th anniversary worldwide on and around the 28th of May. It is marking the anniversary by launching a worldwide Global Call to Action, that asks people everywhere to expand the fight for human rights.
The arrest of the students inspired British lawyer Peter Benenson to begin Amnesty International on May 28, 1961. Over the last 50 years there have been major victories for human rights.
Being a campaign based organization, it will concentrate on integrating campaigns during celebration of 50th anniversary year. AI Nepal has launched a year long campaign calling Nepal government to access on the International Criminal Court Statute.