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’:...

17 April, 2014 Nepali legislators should reject problematic provisions of the proposed Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) bill introduced in parliament on April 9, 2014, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists said on 17 April 2014. Despite a...

8th National Youth Mela 24 March, 2014 The 8th National Youth Mela was held in Janakpur from 22 to 24 March with the objective to train young activists on campaigning techniques for human rights issues.  Over 100 activists from Amnesty Nepal’s Youth Activists across the country participated...

High Level Mission Visit Special “We want to help the next generation realize and claim their sexual and reproductive rights” – Secretary General Shetty Amnesty International (AI) launched its newest campaign ‘My Body My Rights’ from a village in Nepal. Secretary...

20 February, 2014 Amnesty International has expressed its concern over widespread and systemic gender discrimination in Nepal that has led to hundreds of thousands of women suffering from a reproductive health condition that leaves them in great pain, unable to carry out daily tasks and often...

12th death anniversary of Muktinath Adhikari observed 17 January, 2014 Political leaders, human rights activists and conflict-victim families repeated their concern that justice could not be ensured until impunity was put to an end in the country at an interaction programme organised by Muktinath...

30 December, 2013 Amnesty International Nepal organised a Human Rights Training Workshop for police personnel in Bhairahawa, Rupandehi on 30 December 2013. The training was attended by 33 police personnel (11 Female and 22 Male). AI Nepal’s Director Rameshwar Nepal, Lawyer Shalikram Banjade...