28 December, 2013 Amnesty International Nepal held two regional workshops on ‘My Body, My Rights’, a new global campaign focused on Maternal Health and Sexual and Reproductive Rights. The first training was held in Damak, Jhapa on 23 and 24 December and the second was held in Butwal,...

18 December, 2013 Amnesty International Nepal, CLASS Nepal and Union Network International Nepal jointly organised a demonstration and signature collection programme in Kathmandu on 18 December calling for protection of human rights of Nepalese migrant workers. The programme was organised on the...

Vigil demanding end of impunity  10 December, 2013 Marking the 65th International Human Rights Day, Amnesty International Nepal organised a sit-in vigil in Kathmandu, calling for an end to impunity in the country. Activists taking part in the vigil also demanded truth, reparation and justice...

AI Report Launched ‘Workers Treated as Animals’ 18 November, 2013 A new report by Amnesty International finds Qatar’s construction sector rife with abuse, with workers employed on multi-million dollar projects suffering serious exploitation. As construction is set to begin on the FIFA...

Signature Collection to Mark World Day Against Death Penalty 10 October, 2013 On the occassion of the World Day Against Death Penalty, Amnesty International Nepal organised a signature collection campaign to repeal the death penalty sentence of four Iranian nationals.  In its petition, AI has urged...

29 September, 2013 Amnesty International (AI) Nepal organised a press conference on 29 September, 2013 in Gorkha to publicize its financial report of fiscal year 2069/70.  Treasurer Pratap Poudel and Director Rameshwar Nepal presented details about AI Nepal’s income sources and expenditure at...

28 September, 2013 The 22nd Annual General Meeting of Amnesty International (AI) Nepal was held on 28 September, 2013 in Gorkha. The highest decision making body meets every year, and this year’s meeting is the continuation of the internal democratic exercise. The AGM was divided into two...

ICPD+20 Review Process 3 September, 2013 Amnesty International Nepal’s delegation handed over a petition with recommendations on ICPD+20 on 3 September, 2013 to the Secretary of Ministry of Health and Population(MoHP) Dr. Prabin Mishra .  AI delegates urged the government to ensure that the...

31 August, 2013 Activists in Nepal gathered in Kathmandu today to express solidarity with the Adhikari couple who have been staging fast-unto-death for over a month demanding action against those involved in the murder of their son Krishna Prasad Adhikari. Krishna Prasad was killed in Ratnanagar of...

International Day of the Disappeared 2013 30 August, 2013 Families of individuals disappeared during the insurgency expressed their anger at delay in attaining justice and demanded quick delivery of justice, truth and reparation. The families were speaking at various programmes organised to mark...

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...