Mail News Service
Imphal, Feb 9: Women Action for Development (WAD) condemned the increasing human rights violation in the state. In a statement WAD said, “Despite of all efforts from various civil societies and NGOs, human rights violation are still on rise. Almost everyday or the alternate day, the killings of innocent people are reported in the state. Over and above, nos. of widows and orphans are increasing day by day in an alarming rate.
It may also be recalled that in the year 2011 there were a number of occurrences of Bomb Blast in Manipur in which 7 innocent people lost their life and many people were injured. During the months of Jan and Feb. 2012, 13 people were killed in encounter by the armed force (both state and non-state actors) which was claimed by JACs as fake encounter. Besides 8 people were also killed in blast related incidents in connection with the 10th assembly election held on 28th of January this year.
However no, culprits were reported to have been brought to justice. The Government’s efforts to tackle such crimes to date have not worked in ways that had been expected in spite of numerous legislations that are framed by the state itself.
Besides, concrete measures and policy of the government to protect the lives of innocents from crimes and injustice are not visible. If such heinous crimes are not barricaded timely from its continuing pace, the prospect of our future generation will be fainted. It is also our firm believes that to shun such crimes and violence, the responsibilities of the state is of utmost importance. Keeping in view of the increasing crime against humanity we would like to appeal to all the concern stakeholders, civil societies, NGOS to response collectively the human rights violation in the state. WAD further appeals to all the state and non state actors to stop killings of innocent people.
We would also like to ask the State to intervene such serious crime and further demands the following from the concern authorities:
Ensure “RIGHT TO LIFE” , ensure proliferation of small arms and respect rule of law.”
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