IMPHAL, June 10: The Women Action for Development (WAD) along with its allied organizations (COWF, CSD, WEJ, Serviours Forum Manipur, DWC-UNM, M I/E) has drawn attention of all the concerned Departments/authorities to the increasing crimes against humanity in Manipur for more than ten years.
A press release of WAD has said that crime against humanity and crime against women and children are the most common crimes happening in Manipur. People of Manipur have been experiencing the grave of human rights violation since the unsolved conflict has been in process.
Although many bills have been passed for the protection of the vulnerable groups in the parliament, crime against women and children and other forms of human rights violation are increasing at a rapid rate and the existing policy which failed to protect the same as the present and the existing government are enjoying the absolute political power which are for the protection of the people. During the last five month (January to May 2015) the total number of recorded cases of crime against humanity is 207 which covered all the cases existing in the nine Districts of Manipur.
The total number of recorded bomb blast cases in the last five months of 2015 is 96. All the existing situation clearly spoke that Manipur has become `A Land of Dead” in which the people felt more insecure to live in. Manipur is brutally ruled by the hand of the Army with the deadly draconian law AFSPA since 1958 in the so called greatest democratic country in the world, it said.
In the light of the above facts and circumstances the Prime Minister of India is requested to ensure speedy Justice in line of following charter of demands.
The demands are, Repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958, to Constitute a special investigation team to make sure that perpetrators of crimes against women and children are brought to justice, Direct the Government of Manipur to start functioning of State Human Right Commission, Initiate the Fast Tract Court in all 9 districts of Manipur within 6 months, Establish a separate Department and Budget to deal with Gender based discrimination, Direct the Government of Manipur to fill up two Judges of Manipur High Court which remain lying since full flagged High Court, Direct the Government of Manipur to investigate the gang rape and murder of Rebika of Heirok properly and sincerely, it said.
