A seminar on “Discussion, Counselling and Guidance on Career and Education” was organised by the Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO) and Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPC), NEI under its “Basic Education Rebuilding Program” at TVET Dining Hall, Rengkai, Churachandpur (Manipur) on May 27, 2010. The programme was attended by over 100 students and parents. More »
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. More »
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. More »
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. More »
Venue: Seminar Room (Ground Floor), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Date/Time: April 5 (Monday), 2010, at 3:00 PM
Resource Person: L. Keivom More »
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. More »
MEMORANDUM
To,
The Chairman
National Human Rights Commission
Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg
New Delhi – 110001
Subject: Epidemic deaths More »
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 natna” (Today’s disease) or “strange disease” has severely made the villagers helpless as there are no doctors to identify the deadly disease that is still multiplying its victims. More »
Imphal, March 04, 2009: Manipur government has demanded provision of altogether eight battalions of Central security forces for deployment in project areas of Tipaimukh Hydro Electricity Project and Jiribam-Imphal Rail Line in the North Eastern Council Steering Committee on Security and Border Trade meeting held at New Delhi today, officials report here said. More »
S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, February 03, 2009: Eight youths, including a teenage girl were deceived by an agent who allegedly collected money worth tens of thousands from them in return for a falsified job at the yet to be cleared and controversial marred Tipaimukh mega Dam project. More »
S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, February 03, 2009: Eight youths, including a teenage girl were deceived by an agent who allegedly collected money worth tens of thousands from them in return for a falsified job at the yet to be cleared and controversial marred Tipaimukh mega Dam project. More »
Imphal, January 31, 2009: At long last, the environmental clearance for the proposed Tipaimukh Multipurpose Power Project with power generating capacity of 1500 Megawatt has been given by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest though the public hearing which could not conducted successfully in some places is likely to be repeated. More »