IMPHAL, April 27 NNN: Rashida Manjoo who is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences arrived in Imphal on Saturday on a two-day visit to Manipur. Her visit to the state aims to amass information on violence against women.
She arrived at Imphal Tulihal Airport at 1: 30 pm. Manjoo was accorded a warm welcome by leaders of different NGOs from the North East states, including that of West Bengal, Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN (CSCHR) and several victims.
Shortly after her arrival, Manjoo met with top officials of Home Department and discussed on crimes against women and child in the state of Manipur, official sources said.
She is now staying at Hotel Classic, Imphal. The visiting UN Special Rapporteur will interact with rape victims and representatives of various social organizations during a discussion programme on “Cause and Consciousness” to be held at the Hotel Classic, North AOC on Sunday.
She will also share reports on her India visit with the media and representatives of NGOs.
Manjoo arrived in India on April 22 on an official visit and the primary objective of her visit to the country is to collect information on violence against women in India.
Manjoo will be on the official mission to the country till May 1. She had accepted an invitation sent to her on March 13 from the CSCHR to visit Manipur and the North East region during her mission to India.
The UNSRVAW will address violence against women broadly, focusing on both its causes and consequences according to the mandate and study the different manifestations of violence against women. In order to have a clear picture of the issues in India, Manjoo will be compiling and studying information on recent analyses or surveys on the situation an forms of violence against women in India. Analyses on the criminal or civil provisions that may be applied to cases of violence against women, and whether these are appropriate or sufficient, priority issues/concerns to raise, suggestions for recommendations relate to VAW in the public and private spheres, and any recent and concrete cases of violence against women and girls will also be compiled and studied by the UN Special Rapporteur during her visit to the state.
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