Many protest oppression of women and transgenders

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Oct 29

Women activists under the banner “Stop oppressing women and transgender of Manipur , we are entitled to equal human rights and fundamental freedom” held a sit in protest at Keisampat Leimajam Leikai today.

The main objective of the protest according to associate professor of Nambol Sanoi College, Shreema Ningomam is showing solidarity to the transgenders who have recently been dictated from certain elements, and at the same time standing up for women’s rights.

She said that there has been certain instances in the social media where women have been slandered for the dress they wear.

She said that if the way a woman dress is not doing any harm to the society, then the people needs not be vindictive and their outlook needs to change.

“People need to be more sensitive about regarding gender justice and gender awareness, transgenders are also a part of society, we need to stand up for them too,” she said.

In humiliating women and transgengers the society is humiliating everybody. The protest is also is for all the public who are humiliated by the society, she added.

She recalled that in the last few days a picture of a women participating in a Thabal Chongba in Delhi went viral on social media for her dress. She condemned the authorities for not taking up any action on the matter. “State Cybercrime unit and even the media are not taking any initiative on matters of violation of individual rights”, she added.

Dress code diktats are shameful, she said. “Nobody should impose dress codes. Instead they should stop people misinterpreting and cyber harassing others. Dress codes cannot contribute anything towards making a society progressive”, she added.

The protest was joined by EEVFAM, WAD and HRA.