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...

Hundreds of migrant workers hired as security guards for last year’s World Cup are still being denied justice for the abuses they suffered despite FIFA and the hosts Qatar being warned that they were especially vulnerable to exploitation and workers raising complaints and protesting about their...

Since its inception, Amnesty International Nepal has emphasised human rights education as a keystone in emboldening human rights and empowering people through knowledge. It is with this intention that AI Nepal organises its Master Training of Trainers (MToT) program at regular intervals to impart...

On May 28, Amnesty International Nepal (AI Nepal) organised an interactive dialogue session on ‘Data Protection in Nepal: Regulation, Challenges and Way Forward’ with an aim to exploring the issues of digital rights in Nepal, particularly in the context of data privacy and protection....

On 19 May, Amnesty International Nepal, in partnership with IUCN – World Commission on Environment Law /Nepal Chapter, organized a roundtable discussion on the topic ‘Climate Change and Human Rights’ in Anamnagar, Kathmandu. The program was organised with an objective to discuss...

मध्यपूर्व र उत्तर अफ्रिकाका सबैभन्दा कुख्यात मृत्युदण्डको अभ्यासकर्ताहरूले मृत्युदण्डको सजायको श्रृङ्खलालाई निरन्तरता दिएका कारण सन् २०२२ मा अभिलेख गरिएको मृत्युदण्डहरूको संख्या पाँच वर्षमा सबैभन्दा उच्च हुन पुगेको एम्नेस्टी इन्टरनेसनलले आज आफ्नो मृत्युदण्डको वार्षिक समीक्षा जारी गर्दै बताएको छ। २०...

Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, as the Middle East and North Africa’s most notorious executioners carried out killing sprees, Amnesty International said today as it released its annual review of the death penalty. A total of 883 people were known to have been...

कम्तिमा ३७ जनाले यातना र अनुचित तवरले गरिएको भनिएको सुनुवाइपछि लामो जेल सजाय बिताइरहेका छन् एम्नेस्टी इन्टरनेसनल र ह्युमन राइट्स वाचले आज विज्ञप्ति जारी गर्दै राजा जिग्मे खेसर नामग्याल वाङ्चुकले आफ्नो राजकीय अधिकार प्रयोग गरी भुटानमा दशकौँदेखि नाजुक अवस्थामा जेलमा राजनीतिक बन्दी बनाएर राखिएकाहरूलाई...

At Least 37 Serving Long Sentences Following Alleged Torture, Unfair Trials King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck should use his authority to release political prisoners being held in poor conditions since decades through unfair trails in Bhutan, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said...