International Migrants Day Activists from human rights and trade union movement demanded protection of Nepali migrant workers on the occasion of International Migrants Day. Amnesty International Nepal, CLASS Nepal and UNI Nepal jointly organized a demonstration and signature collection program...

66th International Human Rights Day 10 December, 2014 The National Executive Committee (NEC) hosted a tea reception on the occasion of 66th International Human Rights Day on 10 December in Kathmandu. Surya Bahadur Adhikari, Chairperson of the NEC , welcomed  guests from different sectors including...

6 December, 2014 Senior members of leading political parties in Nepal expressed their commitment to protect human rights in Nepal. Speaking at a program organised by Amnesty International Nepal on 6 December, the party leaders made public commitments. Speaking at the program organised on the...

23 November, 2014 Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda), the Chairperson of Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), said it is fair to raise concern against ongoing impunity in Nepal during a meeting with a delegation of the National Executive Committee of Amnesty International Nepal at his residence...

18 November, 2014 Constituent Assembly Chair Subas Chandra Nembang said he will draw attention of the Constitutional Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee to ongoing impunity in Nepal during a meeting with the National Executive Committee of Amnesty International Nepal at his office in Singha...

16 November, 2014 Hundreds of Nepalis participated in a signature campaign organised by Amnesty International Nepal in Kathmandu, demanding protection for  migrant agricultural workers in South Korea.  The campaign held on 16 November in Kathmandu called on the South Korean Government to end...

17 November, 2014 The Chairperson of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Pashupati Shamsher Junga Bahadur Rana expressed his commitment to getting the Rome Statute of International Court ratified by Nepal during a meeting with a delegation of the National Executive Committee of Amnesty International...

28 September, 2014 The recent and tragic death of Nanda Prasad Adhikari, on hunger strike demanding justice for the death of his son, highlights again the Nepali authorities’ failure to ensure accountability for grave conflict-era human rights abuses, Amnesty International Nepal said. Issuing a...

16 September, 2014 Amnesty International issued a press statement today, expressing concern over the Nepali government’s failure to appoint new commissioners to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for a year. This has left the rights commission leaderless and unable to carry out its mandate...

UN Rights Bodies Call for Fundamental Overhaul The Nepal government should act immediately to fix crucial flaws in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act, particularly those highlighted in a new United Nations evaluation, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International...

Comment of AI on the DLA Piper Report Proposed reforms announced by the Government of Qatarfall far short of the fundamental changes needed to address systemic abuses against migrant workers in the construction, domestic and other sectors, Amnesty International said on 14 May 2014. The proposed...

AI Report Launched 23 April, 2014 The Qatari authorities are failing to protect migrant domestic workers who face severe exploitation, including forced labour and physical and sexual violence, Amnesty International said in a new report published on 23 April 2014. ‘My sleep is my break’:...