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...

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...