Empowering Youths for Human Rights Activism

AI Nepal Youth Mela
14 March, 2015
Around one hundred youth activists affiliated to Amnesty International Nepal from across the country participated in the 9th Youth Mela which was held from 12 to 14 March 2015.
As in the previous years, Amnesty International Nepal organised the Mela with the objective to impart practical and theoretical knowledge about Amnesty’s movement and human rights concepts to youth activists.

Sessions at the Mela focused on AI’s campaigning framework and techniques, ongoing priority campaign of AI Nepal, how youth can contribute to the larger movement and experience sharing. 

The Mela was inaugurated with a panel discussion on Youth’s role in Safe Migration. Panelist included human rights activist Krishna Pahadi, Constituent Assembly members Gagan Thapa (Nepali Congress) and Rabindra Adhikari (Communist party Unified Marxist Leninist), Clara Fok- Youth and Activism Co-ordinator from Amnesty International East Asia Regional Office, Women Human Rights Activist Renuka Paudel and Upashana  Dhakal, Co-ordinator of National Youth Advisory Panel of Amnesty International Nepal. Youths, local AI members, and media attended the event.

There was participation of 94 youth representatives from Youth Networks affiliated to AI Nepal. Amongst them 50 were female participants.

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