There have been reports that at least 12 people have been killed and at least 50 injured during demonstrations, following a strike, in Kathmandu and neighbouring towns between 25 and 28 June 1993. There have also been reports of mass arrests of as many as 300 people, including Prem Parajuli, a...

Reports of torture continue to come from Nepal despite several improvements in the human rights situation since the restoration of democracy in 1990. This paper includes information about the following cases of alleged torture: the death of Purna Bahadur Bishwokarma, a 61-year-old man who...

Despite positive developments since 1990, AI has continued to receive reports of torture which, as far as the organization is aware, have not been officially investigated. This report documents allegations of torture of at least 18 people in police custody in late 1992. Six people, sympathizers of...

This document describes AI’s concerns about human rights violations occurring in southern Bhutan since late 1990. The violations occur in the context of opposition by Nepali-speaking southern Bhutanese to the policy of national integration on the basis of “driglam namzha” (northern Bhutanese...

This document outlines Amnesty International’s concerns in 17 countries in Western Europe. The concerns include: death penalty legislation; conscientious objection to military service; ill-treatment or torture of people held in police custody; detention of asylum-seekers; alleged forced admissions...