Archive for March, 2006
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 of certain civil society organisations to extend their cooperation. More »
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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 in Mizoram. More »
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 on March 27. More »
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 women in Tipaimukh, we would like to make it straight and clear again that there is no confusion over the already established truth. More »
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 for the same. More »
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 is just to establish the truth and nothing more. More »
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. More »
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 its full cooperation to the team. More »
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 today said that it would extend full support to the Fact Finding Team. More »
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. More »
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 position, Special Secretary of Union Home Ministry, GS Rajagopal will be arriving here on April 3 to review the security scenario in the State. More »
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. More »