3 January, 2019 Around 30 activists and supporters of Amnesty International Nepal including Chair Bikram Dhukuchu were detained by the police today as they were preparing to conduct a peaceful demonstration near the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu. The activists were preparing to march from the Dairy...

29 November, 2018 Every year, Amnesty International runs Write for Rights, a campaign that encourages supporters around the world to write messages of solidarity to people whose rights have been violated just because they dared to stand up against injustice. Supporters are also invited to write...

Google’s plans to launch a censored search app in China could irreparably damage internet users’ trust in the tech company, Amnesty International said today, warning that going ahead with the app would set a dangerous precedent for tech companies enabling rights abuses by governments.    The...

24 November, 2018 The Write for Rights campaign of 2018 is upon us. Amnesty International’s letter-writing and signature-collection drive will formally kick-off from 29 November and run until late December this year. In order to prepare for the campaign, Amnesty Nepal organised a one-day planning...

Amnesty International announced today that it has withdrawn its highest honour, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, from Aung San Suu Kyi, in light of the Myanmar leader’s shameful betrayal of the values she once stood for.On 11 November, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Kumi Naidoo wrote...

विगत केही महिनामा चीनको सिन्जियाङ उइघुर स्वायत्त प्रान्त Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) मा उइघुर, कजाख र अरू अल्पसंख्यक मुस्लिम समुदायका मानिसहरूलाई मनोमानी ढङ्गमा हिरासतमा राखिएको र जबर्जस्ती प्रशिक्षण गरिएको समाचारहरू बाहिर आएका छन् | गोप्य तरिकामा करिब १० लाख मानिसलाई यसरी राखिएको...

काठमाडौं एम्नेस्टी इन्टरनेसनल नेपाल र एम्नेस्टी इन्टरनेसनल नेपाल आबद्ध समूह १८ काठमाडौंद्वारा आज संयुक्त रूपमा नेपालको केन्द्रीय कारागारको पुस्तकालयका लागि विभिन्न शीर्षकका १८२ वटा पुस्तकहरू र १८८ वटा एम्नेस्टीको प्रतिवेदन र प्रकाशनहरू प्रदान गरियो । एम्नेस्टी इन्टरनेसनल नेपालका संस्थापक नुतन...

The US government has deliberately adopted immigration policies and practices that caused catastrophic harm to thousands of people seeking safety in the United States, including the separation of over 6,000 family units in a four-month period, more than previously disclosed by authorities, Amnesty...

On 20 September 2018, Nepal marked the third anniversary of the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal (2015). Just a day before the deadline mandated by the Constitution, Nepal enacted a significant number of laws giving effect to human rights, in particular, economic, social and cultural...

“Put an end to death penalty cruelty: abolish the death penalty” Throughout the years, the World Day Against the Death Penalty has increased its reach and has become a focal point for global campaigning against capital punishment. Since 2003, every year on 10 October, the World Coalition Against...

24 September, 2018 Amnesty International Nepal’s 27th Annual General Meeting has elected a new executive Board with Bikram Dhukuchu as the new Chairperson. Suresh Kumar Upadhyaya has been elected as the new Treasurer. The newly elected eleven-member Board includes Bipin Budhathoki, Parbata Acharya,...

Amnesty International Nepal today released a press brief amidst a media meet prior to the commence of its 27th Annual General Meeting. Chair Rajan Kuikel and Director Nirajan Thapaliya convened the press gathering. Information related to the major AGM programmes and activities, especially the...