Nepal
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
- News items in the archive
- 82
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Nepal is classified as Abolitionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 82 news items on Nepal, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- JANUARY 1, 2003NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
- APRIL 27, 2002NepalDEATH PENALTY
Nepal said Indians are also eligible for the rewards...
Nepal said Indians are also eligible for the rewards it had announced for the capture, dead or alive, of top Maoist leaders
- APRIL 26, 2002NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Nepal government said that it did not mean to encourage...
The Nepal government said that it did not mean to encourage people to take the law in their hands when promising rewards for Maoist leaders handed over to it
- APRIL 25, 2002NepalDEATH PENALTY
A human rights organization strongly criticized the...
A human rights organization strongly criticized the Nepal government for announcing cash rewards on the heads of top Maoist leaders, claiming that the government decision was against the spirit of the constitution and international treaties and convention
- APRIL 3, 2002NepalDEATH PENALTY
A long-running conflict between Maoist insurgents and...
A long-running conflict between Maoist insurgents and government forces in Nepal has become a human rights crisis, endangering civilians and placing the future of the Himalayan kingdom at risk, Amnesty International said
- JANUARY 1, 2002NepalDEATH PENALTY
Maoists guerrillas launched their "people's war" in...
Maoists guerrillas launched their "people's war" in 1996 and more than 1,500 people have been killed
- JANUARY 1, 2002NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2002NepalDEATH PENALTY
On april 5, 2001 maoist rebels claimed responsibility...
On april 5, 2001 maoist rebels claimed responsibility for killing 42 Nepalese policemen and wounding 75 others in the deadliest attacks in their five-year war against the constitutional monarchy
- OCTOBER 25, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- AUGUST 13, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court in Indonesia sentenced...
The Tangerang District Court in Indonesia sentenced to death Nepalese Indra Bahadur Tamang, 21, after convicting him of trying to smuggle 900 grams of heroin into the country
- APRIL 5, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
Maoist rebels claimed responsibility for killing 42...
Maoist rebels claimed responsibility for killing 42 Nepalese policemen and wounding 75 others in the deadliest attacks in their five-year war against the constitutional monarchy
- JANUARY 25, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court in Indonesia condemned...
The Tangerang District Court in Indonesia condemned Nar Bahadur Tamang and Bala Tamang, both Nepalese nationals, to death for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 1, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
Maoists guerrillas launched their "people's war" in...
Maoists guerrillas launched their "people's war" in 1996 and more than 1,500 people have been killed
- JANUARY 1, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
- APRIL 26, 2000NepalDEATH PENALTY
Nepal voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Nepal voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 4, 2000NepalDEATH PENALTY
At the 56° session of the Commission on Human Rights...
At the 56° session of the Commission on Human Rights Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr
- FEBRUARY 14, 2000NepalDEATH PENALTY
U.N. Special Rapporteur on summary executions Asma...
U.N. Special Rapporteur on summary executions Asma Jahangir voiced concern over what she said were increasing rights abuses in the Himalayan kingdom's fight with Maoist rebels
- JANUARY 1, 2000NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
- JUNE 2, 1999NepalDEATH PENALTY
On June 2, the German President of the European Union...
On June 2, the German President of the European Union spoke for all fifteen members when he congratulated Nepal on abolishing the death penalty
- MAY 1, 1999NepalDEATH PENALTY
On May 1, Nepal completely abolished the death penalty,...
On May 1, Nepal completely abolished the death penalty, after being abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1990
- APRIL 28, 1999NepalDEATH PENALTY
Nepal voted in favor of the resolution on the death...
Nepal voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Art