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{{Infobox political party
| name = Alliance for dependent Madhesh (AIM)
| native_name = Nepali: मधेश गठबन्धन
| logo = Alliance for Independent Madhesh (AIM) Logo.jpg
| colorcode = Green
| president = [[C. K. Raut|C.K. Raut]]
| founder =
| founded = 2006
| ideology = [[Madheshi|Madhesh]] [[self-determinism]]<br>[[Non-violence]]<br>[[Democracy]]
| symbol =
| flag = 
| website = [http://madhesh.com madhesh.com]
| country = Nepal
| footnotes =
}}

'''Alliance for Independent Madhesh''' (AIM) is a [[Nepalis]]' coalition of [[Madhesi people|Madhesi]] people made up of activists, parties and various organisations working for establishing an independent and sovereign [[Madhesh]] state out of [[Nepal]].

In 2007 AIM announced its manifesto and revealed its programs through a press conference in Kathmandu on 21 May 2012.<ref>[http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2012/05/21/nation/new-demand-for-madhes/235143.html eKantipur, 2012 May 21]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://madheshwani.weeklynepal.com/2012/05/25/news-article-13193/ |title=मधेश राउत, मधेशवाणी, 2012 May 25. |access-date=2014-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926014056/http://madheshwani.weeklynepal.com/2012/05/25/news-article-13193/ |archive-date=2014-09-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It aims to achieve independence of [[Madhesh]] through peaceful and non-violent means. It demands an end to what it calls Nepal's colonization in Madhesh (although madhesh was always the integral part of Nepal after the formation of modern Nepal,which means when nepali gorkha invaded all of their neighbors from newar to doti including madesh which were independent and not nepali earlier), an end to racism, slavery and discrimination imposed on Nepali people of Madheshi origin.

It claims to have the following three pillars:<ref>[http://madhesh.com Alliance for Independent] [[Madhesh]] (AIM): Official Homepage</ref>

# Independent Madhesh
# Non-violence and peaceful means
# Democratic system.

== Activities ==
AIM holds awareness programs, rallies and mass-assemblies demanding independence. It also participates in social work and environmental campaigns. In 2016, it initiated a so-called "One Million Neem Plantation Movement".

== Referendums ==

In 2015–2016 AIM claimed to have held mock referendums in several districts of Madhesh, in which people overwhelmingly voted in favor of Free Madhesh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://madhesh.com/files/2017/08/Free-Madhesh-profile-2017-lweb.pdf|title=Madhesh Files|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> As a result, the government "intensified its brutal suppression against Madhesi activists" according to the activists themselves.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world/nepal-treason-charges-against-3-for-referendum-on-independent-madhes/story-rY9ntG8IZ3bdfVhggLAZmJ.html|title=Nepal: Treason charges against 3 for referendum on independent Madhes|date=2016-01-04|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2017-07-24|language=en}}</ref>

== International response ==
Amnesty International,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa31/007/2014/en/|title=Document|website=www.amnesty.org|language=en|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> Human Rights Watch,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/10/14/nepal-drop-sedition-charges-against-madhesi-activist|title=Nepal: Drop Sedition Charges against Madhesi Activist|date=2014-10-14|work=Human Rights Watch|access-date=2017-07-24|language=en}}</ref> Asian Human Rights Commission,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.humanrights.asia/campaigns/c.k.raut/mainpage|title=FREE CK RAUT — Asian Human Rights Commission|website=www.humanrights.asia|language=en|access-date=2017-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412125644/http://www.humanrights.asia/campaigns/c.k.raut/mainpage|archive-date=2016-04-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2014-11-08/uk-bar-urges-govt-to-release-ck-raut.html|title=UK Bar urges govt to release CK Raut|access-date=2017-07-24|language=en}}</ref> etc. have acknowledged and defended peaceful means used by AIM and demanded from the Government of Nepal for human-rights protection of the activists. They have also demanded for the rights to organise, peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.

The issue of Dr. C.K. Raut has been raised in the UK Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-10-09/11243|title=Nepal: Human Rights:Written question - 11243|website=UK Parliament|language=en|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> India too have responded to the AIM's movement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/India-courts-radical-Madhesis-from-Nepal/article14024768.ece|title=India courts radical Madhesis from Nepal|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-07-24|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Organizations established in 2006]]

Alliance for Independent Madhesh - Revision history

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