SIPHRO

July 15, 2011

The Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO) is deeply concerned by the recent statement of the new Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd., (NEEPCO) who alleged that environmentalists and NGOs are misleading the people on the proposed 1500 MW Tipaimukh Dam project. The allegation and the government’s plan to forcefully go ahead with the proposed Mega Dam project despite peoples objection clearly reflects the insensitivity and indifference of the Government and NEEPCO on the issue of environmental justice and sustainable development of the indigenous peoples in the region. Continue reading →

PRESS RELEASE
May 30, 2010

Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO) is utterly shocked at the rising and excessive uses of violence by the security forces of the Government of Manipur against innocent civilians. Continue reading →

PRESS RELEASE
May 28, 2010

Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO) strongly condemns the violent atrocities of the State’s forces on May 26, 2010 against the democratic voices of the indigenous communities protestesting against a series of issues arising out of the 2700 MW Lower Siang Hydro Electric Project and its developer JP Associates in Pangin under Pasighat of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh. Continue reading →

PRESS RELEASE
May 10, 2010

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Government of Manipur with the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) and Shimla-based Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVN) on April 28, 2010 at Faridabad, for building the controversial 1500 MW Tipaimukh Hydroelectric (Multipurpose) Project is without the prior, informed consent and approval of the Sinlung-originated Hmar indigenous peoples who has been peacefully co-existing with river Tuiruong and Tuivai since time immemorial. Continue reading →

PRESS RELEASE
(February 02, 2010)

Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO) conducted a Social Audit on Tipaimukh Dam project last year in Assam, Manipur and Mizoram. This is the first pioneering work that thoroughly studied the possible adverse impact the Tipaimukh Multipurpose Hydro-Electric Project would have on the sensitive and vulnerable indigenous peoples as well as on their social, cultural, economic, political, demographic and environment prospect in three States. Continue reading →

MEMORANDUM

To,
The Chairman
National Human Rights Commission
Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg
New Delhi – 110001

Subject: Epidemic deaths Continue reading →

PRESS RELEASE
(May 05, 2009)

Tipaimukh and Thanlon sub-divisions in Manipur’s Churachandpur district is, once again, threatened by the outbreak of a disease that has tolled the lives of more than thirty five(35) children, mostly infants. The strange disease, called by the villagers as “Tulai natnaâ€? (Today’s disease) or “strange diseaseâ€? has severely made the villagers helpless as there are no doctors to identify the deadly disease that is still multiplying its victims. Continue reading →