Monthly Archives: March 2006

TIPS shelves factfinding team

Imphal, March 27, 2006: The Threatened Indigenous Peoples` Society, TIPS, has shelved plans to form a fact-finding team to investigate into the allegations of mass rape being levelled against the underground groups UNLF and KCP in view of the refusal … Continue reading

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Manipur MP appreciates Mizo Government

Sangzuol Thiek Aizawl, March 27, 2006: Mani Charanamei, Lok Sabha MP of Outer Manipur has expressed his gratitutde for the works done by the Mizoram Government for the Hmar refugees from Manipur who are presently camped at Sakawrdai Relief Camps … Continue reading

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Hmar Inpui set terms for probe

Imphal, March 27, 2006: The Hmar Inpui has said that it greeted the March 21 The Telegraph news reports with reservation regarding the planned visit of the Manipur chief minister to the two Churachandpur`s subdivisional headquaters of Parbung and Thanlon … Continue reading

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Joint students reaffirms human rights violation in Tipaimukh

HSA, MZP, KSO and ZSF Joint Press Statement Lamka, March 28, 2006 While appreciating the desperate attempt of the Threatened Indigenous Peoples’ Society (TIPS) to set up a Fact Finding Committee to look into the rape case of 21 Hmar … Continue reading

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Mizoram 13 lakhs, Manipur 1 lakh for Hmar refugees

Aizawl, March 26, 2006: While the Mizoram government’s expenditure for the relief of Hmar refugees who fled their homes in Manipur in fear of Meitei militants has already crossed Rs 13 lakh the Manipur government has spent only one lakh … Continue reading

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TIPS ridicules objections to probe team proposal

Imphal, March 25, 2006: Threatened Indigenous People’s Society (TIPS), Manipur has categorically stated that initiative taken by it for setting up a fact finding team to investigate allegation of mass rape of Hmar women in Lungthulian village by underground activists … Continue reading

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KSO not to allow further interaction with Rape victims

Imphal, March 24, 2006: In another twist to the Tipaimukh mass rape controversy, the Kuki Students Organisation, Churachandpur, has decided not to allow further visit by any fact-finding team, including TIPS to probe anew the mass rape allegations.

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UNLF to co-operate with fact-find team on rape issue

Imphal, March 23, 2006: The underground United National Liberation Front, UNLF, welcoming the initiative of some civil society organisations to constitute a fact-finding team in connection with the rape allegations raised against UNLF and KCP cadres, has pledged to extend … Continue reading

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UNLF hails fact-finding team

Imphal, March 23, 2006: Welcoming the initiatives taken up by TIPS and other voluntary organisations to constitute a Fact Finding Team to probe the allegations of mass rape of Hmar women by cadres of the MPA and the KCP, UNLF … Continue reading

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Team records victim’s testimonies

Imphal, March 23, 2006: Of the 21 Hmar women, who were allegedly gang-raped by cadres of the banned UNLF and KCP, four of them have given their testimonies to a team of human rights activists.

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Special Secy to visit state

Imphal, March 23, 2006: Following the successful counter insurgency drive against militants at Thanlon and Parbung area of Churachandpur area and in response to army’s appeal to the State for deployment of additional forces in the area to consolidate their … Continue reading

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Senapati students condemn

Imphal, March 23, 2006: Taking serious note of the alleged mass rape at Churachandpur district on Jan 16 by UG cadres, the Senapati District Students’ Association has condemned the bestial treatment meted out to Hmar women.

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