'Life of Women in Society & Respecting Women' discussed
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 23 2014:
A one-day discussion programme on the theme 'Life of Women in Society & Respecting Women' was organized by Malem Meira Paibi Apunba Nupi Lup, Imphal West at Keishampat Keisham Lairembi Community Hall here yestarday with Chingshubam Birachandra, retd General Manager of Manipur State Cooperative Bank and RK Bhanubati Devi, president of Malem Meira Paibi Apunba Nupi Lup attending as chief guest and president respectively.
Delivering key note address on the occasion, Shanti Leima, secretary general of Malem Meira Paibi Apunba Nupi Lup observed that a developed society is comprised by polite men and women group but in many places, women are discriminated giving more rights and power to men.
She asserted that women in the State have been shouldering bigger responsibilities in developing the society since immemorial, while expressing grave concern over the rising crime against women especially students including rape and murder which needs prompt intervention to thwart such heinous act in future.
Attending as resource person, Wahengbam Joykumar, executive director of HRI said that failure to adhere to established laws is one of the main reasons of the rising crime against women in the State, while stressing the need for deliverance of quick justice against perpetrators of crimes as this would help in curbing such incident in future.
Lamenting that child trafficking has become one of the major crimes which need to be dealt firmly; he stated that mob justice is not the right solution to any crime.
Dr Dhanabir Laishram, social scientist was also present during the occasion as resource person.