Despite the Right to Equality and Non-discrimination being enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and the Constitution of Nepal, many people continue to be denied their fundamental right to...

On 11 August, on the eve of International Youth Day, Amnesty International Nepal organised a panel discussion programme entitled “Building Perspectives: Exploring the Right to Protest Across Generations”. The discussion programme aimed to discuss and dissect intergenerational perspectives on the...

The government must bring policies to address the needs of the citizens without homes. By Nirajan Thapaliya Ever since he took office last year, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) mayor Balendra Shah has been on a mission to make Kathmandu modern, sleek and developed, and perhaps get rid of the poor...

On 13 July 2023, Amnesty International Nepal and Nepal Mahila Ekata Samaj co-organised an interactive program with journalists on issues pertaining to the forced evictions of informal settlers, particularly in relation to the infringement of their right to adequate housing. The program was attended...

२०८० असार २४ अजित ढकाल मिजारको मृत्युको घटनामा अधिकारीहरूले विस्तृत, निष्पक्ष, न्यायोचित  र सामयिक अनुसन्धान गर्न विफल भएको कुरालाई एम्नेस्टी इन्टरनेसनलले जानकारीमा लिएको छ।  “उपल्लो जात”की युवतीसँग उनको परिवारको स्वीकृतिबिना अन्तरजातीय सम्बन्ध राखेका १८ वर्षीय दलित युवा अजित ढकाल मिजार...

Amnesty International notes that the authorities have failed to conduct a thorough, impartial, fair, and timely investigation into the death of Ajit Dhakal Mijar. Ajit, an 18-year-old young Dalit youth, who was in an inter-caste relationship with a girl belonging to a “dominant caste” without her...

A global coalition of human rights groups, trade unions, players and fans is urging FIFA to ensure that human rights are a primary consideration in choosing which countries can host the 2030 men’s football World Cup. With the bidding process expected to begin soon, the Sport & Rights Alliance...

Amnesty International is currently undertaking an action research project to expose the practical difficulties and barriers experienced by Dalit women in accessing Nepal’s criminal justice system. In this context, on 9 June 2023, a closed discussion program was organized with Dalit rights activists...

आप्रवासी श्रमिकहरू शोषणमा पर्ने जोखिम रहेको बारेमा फिफा र विश्वकप आयोजक कतारलाई दिइएको चेतावनी र श्रमिकहरूले आफूप्रति भएको व्यवहारबारे गरेका उजूरी र विरोधका बाबजुत गत वर्षको विश्वकपका लागि सुरक्षा गार्डका रूपमा नियुक्त गरिएका सयौं आप्रवासी श्रमिकहरूलाई उनीहरूले भोगेका दुर्व्यवहारमा अझैसम्म न्याय...