MSAD Press Release on International Human Rights Day
- 10 December 2008 -
Delhi , 08th December 2008
A call for unity conveyed on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day
10 DECEMBER 2008
It is to remind on this occasion of the International Human Rights Day that the notions of dignity and equality as recognised in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights should enable the world community in envisioning through practices of these notions a world free from domination, repression and injustice.
Similarly the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights emphasise on the significance of political aspirations of the people in order to ensure self-determination as foundation for freedom and justice.
Ideas about strengthening and protecting them, and of course, the politics around these ideas have today reformulated the notion of dignity and equality. Today, various sections of the humanity, be it cultural, political or social, have successfully started to bring these ideas to the domain of intensive political engagement and mobilisation.
The provisions of the Declaration and the Covenants allow free choice of programmes for economic, social and cultural development for each nation (e.g. Manipur) to pursue and urge every government to follow the path to democracy, peace and development through such programmes.
In light of the spirit of the Declaration and the Covenants, the people of Manipur have been struggling for democratic rights of equality, freedom and dignity. However, what follows since the beginning of these struggles is a series of brutality of the Government of India through explicit military repression, atrocities and violation of human rights.
As a consequence of these undemocratic and militaristic practices of the Indian Government, Manipur stands today completely dehumanised, and terrorised; its economy completely pauperised and the society irreversively disarrayed. Thousands of cases of rampant killing of innocents, assassination of children and women, detention and enforced disappearance are becoming the order of the day, all under clearly defined objectives of the Government of India to efface any form of democratic struggle in Manipur.
India's geo-strategic interest and the greed for expansionism, both economic and political, which are vividly shown in various strategies of the Government of India, has now become powerful source of justification for and legalisation of the intense form of using terror by the State as a technique to gain the economic and political ends.
What is developing in Manipur is an increasingly contested ideology of the Government that seeks to suspend democratic rights, concretise economic displacement and political marginalisation. As a result, development is completely out of question. Productive forces, especially the youths, are utilised in militarization projects of the State by giving them job for containing the struggles for democracy. Manipur's identity of being a nation and its values is now gradually under a threat.
Manipur Students' Association Delhi (MSAD) believes that our struggle for democracy should take new strengths to further intensify the inspiration of Universal Declaration of human Rights. On this solemn occasion of the International Human Rights Day, that is 10 December 2008, we extend our solidarity to all those who are fighting for democratic rights in different parts of the world and at the same time, call for unity of the oppressed and exploited peoples across the globe to rise up together and fight for justice, democracy and peace.
Apunbana Yaifarae !
Unity is Victory!
Published by- Manipur Students' Association Delhi (MSAD)
8 December 2008
This PR was sent by Malem Ningthouja, Chairperson, Election Committee, Manipur Students' Association Delhi . He can be contacted at mningthouja(at)yahoo(dot)com
This was webcasted on December 08 2008.
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