Senapati, Dec 21: In the midst of ethnic conflict prevailing in the state, Naga Women’s Union has called to stop harassment of women by armed miscreants. The NWU said that many women have been harassed on different occasions in the name of ethnic conflict since the early month of May this year.
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In a press release issued by Ch. Priscilla Thiumai president NWU, it said with the Christmas celebration approaching fast, inspite of high and elated mood of celebration to welcome the Caviour, Christ the Lord, the unbridled and unchecked prevalence of indulgence to coercive behavior by armed miscreants in various parts and localities of state disguised as taxation which is not less than extortion in the name of the existing situation is sounding a call to darker and grimmer Manipur in the times when every sane and good people is striving for the restoration of peace.
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In the guise of the status quo, armed malefactors and miscreants creating chaos in the valley and hills have not spared, targeting the ladies belonging to Naga community, physically harassing and abducting them to unknown locations by armed miscreants is not acceptable at all by human right agencies and global communities, it said. The cases of demands, threats, abductions for ransoms on innocent civilians, especially women is a villainous act that will not serve the larger aspiration of the state and the nationwide. Such notoriety will lead to nowhere but deep prejudices to whatever community the armed miscreants belong, it mentioned.
The armed miscreants operating in groups or units, as reported, are undertaking a serious yet unwarranted route to calamitous doom for the state of Manipur. It is not good to be forgotten that a thing which seems good for one is harming the other. In the like manner, extortions and abductions taking place is not a sign of civilized society, the release stated.
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The Naga Women Union, Manipur also condemned the felonious activities operating indiscriminately to Nagas populace especially, hapless women and ladies. “The NWU appeal to put an end to those acts of breaching the human rights immediately while adding their silence doesn’t mean that they are weak. The offensive conduct of interference in work, a threat impacting the victim’s self esteem and mental health is punishable under certain sections of IPC. When their tolerance is beyond what they can bear, it reminded not to forget that the action which is happening locally can be spread globally within a few seconds. The NWU stated that they have been accommodating for a long time considering the situation of confronting parties. The brunt of using women in conflict is stated to be costly,” it added.
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It is their fervent appeal to all the Naga organized civil societies to be more sober in negotiation of all types of crime against women. It is always good to remember that women are not commodities or stuff which can be compensated with money. The long lasting solution is to give room for judicial expedition and punish the offenders legally according to the degree of their crime, it mentioned.
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