MA extends solidarity
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 08 2016:
Manipur Alert (MA) has extended solidarity
to the women who are striving to fulfil national democratic
movement as the precondition of the social emancipation of
women.
In a statement MA said that the ongoing militarisation to
promote neo-liberal finance intrusion and repression of demo-
cratic movements perpetuate underdevelopment, subjugation
by market regime, exploitation and inequality at the cost of
economic and social welfare of the general masses.
In this
context, the larger section of the women in our society are
subjected to a vicious spiral of political slavery, economic
grievances and social suffering.
The primary threat to the women is structural violence, that
is, State terrorism in the name of counter insurgency.
Many
women are subjected to sexual aggression and various other
forms of torture perpetrated with impunity by the law enforc-
ing agencies.
Many young women, whose husbands were
killed in fake encounters, have become impoverished widows.
As the regime is indifferent to protect marginalised women;
many women are victims of sexual aggression, domestic vio-
lence, underpaid wage labour, patriarchal vilification and
stigmas.
The number of female domestic workers and flesh
traders is on the raise due to economic constraint created by
underdevelopment and lack of social welfare schemes.