As Nepal's new Constituent Assembly (CA) members prepare to take their seats following the 10 April elections and with the formation of a coalition government expected within weeks, Amnesty International calls on the CA members to fulfil their election pledges to build a “New Nepal”, seizing the historic opportunity to place human rights protection at the heart of their work.
Nepal's threat to use violence to prevent anti-China protests when the Olympic torch reaches Mount Everest has been condemned by Amnesty International.
Amnesty International expressed grave concern at the escalation of killings and arrests in Nepal in advance of national elections tomorrow, Thursday, 10 April.
Over 400 people were arrested in Nepal on Monday as the authorities clamped down on peaceful demonstrations against Chinese human rights abuses in Tibet.
Amnesty International called on the Nepalese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all those arrested in connection with demonstrations on Tibet.
Press release: Amnesty International is concerned that Nepal’s police are using excessive and lethal force during ongoing demonstrations by members of the Madhesi community. Yesterday the police were reported to have fired at a group of protestors in Siraha district in the Terai, killing a 22-year-old protester.
Nepal’s police are using excessive and lethal force during ongoing demonstrations by members of the Madhesi community.
The Nepalese people finally got an "historic victory" after a nineteen-day mass movement for democracy that claimed many lives.
