IMPHAL, Dec 7 NNN: In Manipur, violence against women is getting higher with the period between January and October of the current year has recorded a total of 269 cases of violence against women, stated M Sobita, secretary, Women for Action (WAD) Friday.
Sobita was addressing a 1-day consultative meet on “Role of Media in Eliminating Violence against Women” organized by WAD at Hotel Imphal.
She said there were 269 cases of violence against women in the state during the period between January and October of the current year as per record maintained by WAD based on the reports published by local newspapers.
The above cases include 21 rape cases, two rape and murder cases, 16 suicide cases, seven molestation cases, four kidnapping cases, 56 missing cases and 78 trafficking cases, Sobita who was attending the meet as a resource person, said.
This year’s cases of violence against women exceeds the preceding years and this clearly shows that violence against women in the state has gone up gradually, Sobita maintained.
U Nabakishwore, secretary, Centre for Social Development, who was also speaking at the meet as a resource person, alleged that security forces countering militancy in the state are also committing crimes against women and acknowledged that the people have been able to point out the facts about such crimes through the media.
The consultative meet was organised by WAD as part of the “International Fortnight Observation Protesting Violence against Women” which is held on November 25-December 10 every year across the globe.
This year’s edition of the observation is underway under the theme “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence against Women.” For Manipur, the observation will continue till December 12, that is, Nupilal Day.
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