Releasing a report on the events that took place in Kathmandu from January 1 to December 31, 2025, Amnesty has concluded that authoritarian practices have intensified worldwide and that the law is being misused to suppress voices of dissent.
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Amnesty International, which has been working in the field of human rights, has commented on the deterioration of human rights violations and freedom of expression.
Releasing a report on the events that took place in Kathmandu from January 1 to December 31, 2025, Amnesty has concluded that authoritarian practices have intensified worldwide and that the law is being misused to suppress dissent.
The report released in the capital on Tuesday states that attacks on freedom of expression and citizens' rights to peaceful assembly are being curtailed in Nepal. Looking at the global context, the report, which covers the situation in 144 countries, including Nepal, in 2025, states that authoritarian practices have intensified worldwide and that there is even a practice of making laws to suppress dissent.
According to Amnesty Secretary-General Agnes Callamard, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity are increasing in the world, while new threats to human rights have been created through the use of technology, digital repression and artificial intelligence. Amnesty also noted the increased risk of misuse of AI and social media.
Amnesty has urged the Nepal government to work on peaceful protests, freedom of expression, transitional justice and accountability in the case of Nepal. Amnesty has also urged the Nepal government to decriminalize peaceful acts of civil disobedience and ensure accountability for violations committed during protests.
Transitional justice
Amnesty has also raised the issue of transitional justice, which has been neglected for nearly 19 years. Amnesty has highlighted the delays in the process, pointing out that while laws and commissions have been established in Nepal, there has been no work to finalize transitional justice with a victim-centered approach.
Amnesty says that the rights of conflict victims to truth, justice and reparation remain unaddressed, which has fostered impunity. International human rights organizations including Amnesty have raised questions in the past about the failure to punish and hold accountable those involved in human rights abuses during the conflict. The issue of Nepal's transitional justice has been raised repeatedly in international forums.
Prisoners
Similarly, Amnesty has mentioned that the human rights of prisoners in prisons across the country are not being respected. It is stated that the number of prisoners is high and their basic rights are being violated.
The report also mentions that incidents of caste discrimination and gender-based violence continue in society. The report has seriously pointed out the issue of attacks on the status and rights of indigenous peoples.
Foreign employment
In particular, incidents of fraud against migrant workers going for foreign employment and abuse at the workplace have illustrated the insecure situation of Nepali workers.
