Nepal: Amnesty International Briefing for United Nations Committee against Torture

Index Number: ASA 31/079/2005
Date Published: 30 September 2005
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Nepal

This briefing summarizes Amnesty International's key concerns about the continued use of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (ill-treatment) in Nepal. Amnesty International considers that the prevailing culture of impunity contributes significantly to the ongoing and widespread torture and ill-treatment in Nepal. The organization has called the government to act urgently to ensure that members of the security forces abide by international human rights and humanitarian law, which prohibit torture and other ill-treatment in all circumstances.