AI Nepal Activities
Human Rights Defenders Arrested while trying to stage a peaceful demonstration
Human Rights Defenders including officials of Amnesty International (AI) Nepal got arrested ahead of staging a peaceful vigil on 24 March in Kathmandu. The arrest has violated the rights including freedom of assembly peacefully guaranteed by the Constitution of Nepal as well as several other laws.
Orientation on the Beijing Olympics Campaign
Beijing, the capital of China is hosting the summer Olympics in August this year. China was selected as the host nation of the summer Olympics in 2001. In course of the selection process, China had expressed the commitment before the international community to improve its human rights situation if it was selected to host the Olympics in 2008.
Make School Safe for Girls
Amnesty International Nepal has focused a need of making schools safe for girls. Launching a report "Safe Schools: Every Girl's Right" prepared by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International on 7 March on the eve of 99th International Women’s Day, the organization called on governments and school officials to take concrete action to end violence against girls inside schools. The report shows how violence in and around educational institutions remains pervasive.
16th Annual General Meeting held
Amnesty International (AI) Nepal held its 16 th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 15-16 March 2008 in Kathmandu. Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kedarnath Upadhyaya inaugurated the AGM on 15 March. Addressing the inaugural program, chief guest Mr. Upadhyaya appreciated the role of AI in protection of human rights and said, “NHRC is always ready to work together with the AI”.
Demonstration on Beijing Olympic Campain on the Occasion of Cheniese New Year
Amnesty International (AI) Nepal sent hundreds of new year post-cards calling Chinese authority to respect human rights in China. More than 1,000 cards sent to WU Banggou, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on the occasion of Chinese new year in the first week of February.
South Korea: Migrant Workers are also Human Being
Amnesty International Nepal organized a public talk program on ‘South Korea: Rights of Migrant workers’ in Kathmandu on December 21, 2007.
Fifty-ninth International Human Rights Day Observed
Marking the 59th International Human Rights Day on 10 December, Amnesty International Nepal organized a peaceful demonstration calling Chinese authority to fulfill their commitments that the authorities made before the international community in connection with the 2008 Beijing Olympic. Participants of the program including trainee athletes, National Players of Nepal Taekwondo Federation and international referee of International Taekwondo Federation (ITF), Mr. Anuyag Gautam as well as AI Members took part in the demonstration.
Health and human rights training of AI Nepal
World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. The theme for World AIDS Day 2007 and 2008 is “leadership”. This theme will continue to be promoted with the campaigning slogan, “Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.”
16 days activism of AI Nepal
Amnesty International Nepal has been observing the 16 days activism against Gender Violence (25 November-10 December) as per Section's plan every year. The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international campaign originating from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women's Global Leadership in 1991. Participants chose the dates, 25 November, International Day Against Violence Against Women and 10 December, International Human Rights Day, in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to emphasize that such violence is a violation of human rights.
Demonstration organized in front of Pakistani embassy
On 15 November 2007, a demonstration organized in front of Pakistani embassy in Kathmandu to mark A Global Day of Action against the current assault on human rights and justice in Pakistan. Amnesty International Nepal took part in the action jointly organized by the organizations working on human rights, press freedom, law and justice which was participated by hundreds of journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders.
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