Aizawl: Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO), based in New Delhi has urged the Mizoram government to adopt a long term policy and provide the much needed security for the Hmar refugees who are currently sheltered here in camps. More »
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Lamka, February 16, 2006: The villagers of Thanlon and Parbung subdivisions have expressed a fervent wish that the Army should stay forever in their area so that peace prevails and everybody may take up economic activities without disturbance. More »
Aizawl, February 15, 2006: Sinlung Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO), based in New Delhi has urged the Mizoram government to adopt a long term policy and provide the much needed security for the Hmar refugees who are currently sheltered here in camps. More »
Aizawl, February 15, 2006: A New Delhi-based rights organisation has urged the Mizoram government to adopt a long-term policy for Hmar refugees who have taken refuge here and ensure their security. More »
Imphal, February 14, 2006: Manipur Human Rights Commission is likely to conduct an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the recent exodus of hundreds of tribal villagers from Manipur’s southern district of Churachandpur to Mizoram. The commission will take a decision on the matter on Thursday. More »
Aizawl, February 14, 2006: Former Manipur Hmar minister Selkai Hrangchal is currently in Mizoram to visit the Hmar refugees. He met the chief minister yesterday where he expressed gratitude for the state’s hospitality towards the refugees. More »
Imphal, February 14, 2006: Launching a scathing offensive against the militants operating in the State, Chief Minister O Ibobi today said that though it is not clear whether their stated objective of gaining sovereignty is possible or not, they are nevertheless acting as hurdles to many developmental programmes being taken up in the State. More »
Imphal, February 13, 2006: Refuting the claim of Commander of 3 Corps Lt Gen ZU Shah that ‘militants’ have been pushed out from Parbung and Thanlon sub-divisions of Churachandpur and the entire stretch of CCpur-Tipaimukh road through Operation Dragnet, United National Liberation Front (UNLF) observed that it was only an overstatement intended to hide the ground realities. More »
Imphal, February 13, 2006: A petition was filed today in the Manipur Human Rights Co-mmission (MHRC) jointly by the Hmar Students’ Association, Rongmei Women’s Organisation and Human Rights Alert seeking for an inquiry into the situations that compelled displacement of Hmar villagers of Churachandpur district and their present conditions in Manipur and Mizoram, informed a press release issued by Human Rights Alert. More »
Imphal, February 12, 2006: The number of refugees from Churachandpur district currently taking shelter in Mizoram stands at 784, as of the first week of this month, according to a statement issued by the Hmar Youth Association, Imphal joint headquarters. More »
Imphal, February 09, 2006: The United National Liberation Front (UNLF), a militant outfit of Manipur, today announced that it has pulled back its activists following the army’s Operation Dragnet, but claimed the security forces had not been able to defeat its cadre. More »
Imphal, February 09, 2006: Expressing solidarity to the hardships faced by villagers of Parbung who had to flee to safer haven following skirmishes between armed cadres of UNLF and HPC (D) the United Committee Manipur has fervently appealed to NGOs to contribute their mite in facilitating return of the displaced villagers to their respective homesteads. More »