Amnesty International Highlights Persistent Human Rights Challenges in Nepal

Kathmandu. Amnesty International has pointed out that the human rights situation in Nepal remains challenging. The report, released in the capital on Tuesday, analyzes events and trends from January 1 to December 31, 2025, noting that freedom of expression is under attack and the right to peaceful assembly is increasingly restricted in Nepal.

The report highlights the delay in Nepal's transitional justice process. Amnesty concludes that the failure to address the rights of conflict victims to truth, justice, and reparations continues to foster impunity.

Furthermore, the report seriously notes the violation of basic rights of prisoners in jails across the country, the persistence of caste-based discrimination and gender-based violence in society, and the ongoing threats to the ancestral lands and rights of indigenous peoples.

The report also states that Nepal's situation in the realm of economic and social rights is not satisfactory, noting that the government has failed to implement the right to housing for its citizens.

In particular, incidents of fraud against migrant workers and workplace abuse illustrate the insecure conditions faced by Nepali laborers. While Amnesty does not rank countries, it has drawn serious attention to the need for reform by analyzing the overall trends and patterns of human rights in Nepal.
In a global context, this report, which covers the situation in 144 countries including Nepal in 2025, shows that authoritarian practices have intensified worldwide and that laws are being misused to suppress dissenting voices.

According to Amnesty Secretary General Agnès Callamard, genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity are on the rise globally, while digital repression through technology and artificial intelligence are creating new threats to human rights.

To address this dire situation, Amnesty has urged the Government of Nepal to stop criminalizing peaceful acts of civil disobedience and to ensure accountability for violations committed during protests.