District level consultation on VAW (Violence Against Women)
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, May 25 2014:
District level Consultation on violence against women was organised jointly by WinG Thoubal and MACR Thoubal today at IRDSO Hall, Wangjing.
The meet recommended women to submit appeal/complain to higher authority if there is either case of delayed or denied justice.
Among others, the meet recommended to stop mob justice/trial to trust in law court or rule of law, toresort to democratic agitation and legal activism; to relook factors leading to increasing crimes against women and children; repeal of AFSPA as it breeds mob culture, corruption, unrest, drug trafficking, erodes democratic principles.
It further recommended the conduct of special drive policy to stop cyber crime, sexual violence, to enact laws to regulate the unauthorised restaurants; to provide special training to Police to deal with different forms of violence against women and children; to ensure speedy process of trial for the reported cases of rape and murder of women and children and not to politicise such case.