Stop War in the Northeast
- MSAD (Manipur Students' Association Delhi) -
New Delhi: 10 January 2009
We call for peace and democracy but the response by the Indian government is volley of bullets and all forms of brutal crime against humanity. What we have been experiencing for more than five decades has been war against democracy.
Thousands of civilians have lost life, forced disappeared, harassed, dehumanised, pauperised and traumatised while in suppressing people's democratic movement for peace and self-determination.
State terror in Langjing (four killed & several harassed; April 1980), Oinam Leikai (four killed; May 1981), Heiranggoi Thong (thirteen killed & thirty one injured; March 1984), Tousem (two killed & seven injured; May 1986), Oinam Village (fifteen killed & several tortured; July 1987), Kachai (whole village tortured; April 1991), Tera Keithel (five killed; August 1993), Chinga (one killed & seven injured; March 1994), Ukhrul Bazaar (three killed & four tortured; May 1994), Makui village (four killed & three injured; July 1994), Nungkao (four killed, two injured & several tortured; September 1994), RMC (nine killed & one injured; January 1995), Bashikhong (three killed & nine injured; February 1995), Tabokpi Khong (five killed; August 1997), Nungleiban (nine killed & three injured; October 1997), Kwakeithel (five killed; August 1998), Churachandpur (five killed & three injured; July 1999), Tonsen Lamkhai (ten killed; September 1999), Malom (ten killed and several tortured; November 2000), etc. and several other instances of brutal suppression of democratic voice for development and control over resources were perpetrated in utter disrespect to the dignity and fundamental rights of the people of Manipur.
Read the entire PR from MSAD here (MS Word Doc - 31 KB).
Also read MSAD Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 5 Nov Dec 2008 here (pdf 29 KB)
and
MSAD Newsletter Sept-Oct 2008 here (pdf 35 KB)
This information is sent to e-pao.net by Malem Ningthouja (MSAD) at mningthouja(at)yahoo(dot)com
This PR was webcasted on January 11th 2009 .
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