ICPD+20 Review Process Nepal Government urged for a special action on Maternal Health and Sexual and Reproductive Rights in the eve of International Conference on Population and Development’s twenty years (ICPD+20). In the program organized by Amnesty International (AI) Nepal in managerial support...

Political Commitment on Migrant Rights Representatives from major political parties have expressed commitments to incorporate the issues concerning the rights of migrant Nepali workers in their party´s election manifesto for upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) poll.  Taking part in an interaction...

Rome Statute: One Voice of All Leaders of political parties and representatives of civil society urged all political parties to incorporate commitment to accessed Rome Statute into their election manifestos. Addressing a talk program organized by Amnesty International Nepal on 17th July 2013 which...

6 July, 2013 Amnesty International Nepal and AI Nepal Group-20 jointly organised a demonstration and signature collection programme on 6 July, 2013 at Koteshwar calling for labour and human rights of Nepalese migrant workers. Over 400 signatures were collected at the programme.  AI Nepal has been...

28 June, 2013 As part of its nationwide campaign to raise awareness about the rights of Nepali migrant workers, Amnesty International Nepal and AI Nepal Group-80 jointly organised a demonstration and signature collection programme on 28 June, demanding protection of labour and human rights of...

18 June 2013: The targeting of Dipendra Bhetwal by the Nepalese embassy in Qatar due to an article he wrote criticizing Maya Kumari Sharma, the Nepalese Ambassador to Qatar, highlights the systemic failure of the Government of Nepal to protect the rights of migrant workers abroad. Last week reports...

Hundreds of Nepali citizen from different walk of the lives urged Libyan Authority for the release of Libyan Journalist Amara Abdalla al-Khatabi. By signing a petition addressed to Libyan Minister of Justice and Human Rights Salah Marghani, they expressed their solidarity in the support of 67...

Celebration of 52nd Anniversary of Amnesty International Marking Amnesty International’s 52nd anniversary, a rally calling for an end of impunity organized in Kathmandu on 28 May 2013. The activists taking part in the rally also demanded truth, reparation and justice in the cases of human...

Amnesty International’s Annual Report 2013 Launched Kathmandu, 23 May, 2013. Amnesty International has expressed its concern over the deepening trend of impunity in Nepal. The organization, in its annual report, has flagged – Impunity has further entrenched as the government promoted...

Human Rights activists in Nepal have said that impunity in Nepal is growing day by day because of indifference to comprehensive peace accord and political protection to the alleged perpetrators. Addressing a talk program organized by Amnesty International Nepal on ‘Impunity in the Peak: Human...

Civil Society’s Same Voice on Nepali Migrant Workers Nepali civil society and other non-governmental organizations working for safe migration- have raised serious concern about the poor condition of Nepali migrant workers who are working abroad. They said that there should be a high level...

Interim Government Expresses its Commitment Chairman of the interim Government Khilaraj Regmi expressed his commitment to take effective action to end impunity in Nepal.  He made this commitment in a meeting with Amnesty International (AI) Nepal at his office on 2 May, 2013. A delegation led by the...