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Manipur grapples with rising number of crimes against women
Times of India | K Sarojkumar Sharma | TNN | Dec 23, 2012, 12.32 AM IST
There has been a steep rise in crime against women in Manipur despite the emergence of a large number of women's vigil groups and civil bodies and higher recruitment in the police department.
Gender analysts here said misuse of technology, delayed delivery of justice, poor economic condition and imposition of the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (Afspa) are some of the factors fuelling crime against women in the state. They said lack of human rights and gender equality education in police training and non-implementation of gender issues in education are adding to the problem.
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