Amnesty, Advocacy Forum urge Nepal to end torture, ensure accountability
Summary
Amnesty International Nepal and Advocacy Forum-Nepal urgently call on the government to end torture, custodial deaths, and impunity, emphasizing the need for accountability and legal reform.
Key Points
- Amnesty International Nepal and Advocacy Forum-Nepal highlight ongoing torture and custodial deaths in Nepal despite constitutional prohibitions.
- 29 custodial deaths and 22 torture cases have been documented in Nepal since 2024, with ethnic and caste-based discrimination exacerbating risks for Indigenous and Dalit detainees.
- Recent convictions of police personnel are seen as positive but insufficient to tackle systemic impunity in torture cases.
- The organisations urge amendments to laws and international protocol ratification to ensure justice, reparations, and non-recurrence of torture.
