WAD appeals
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 11 2021:
Women Action for Development (WAD) has appealed to the Government to establish a 'working group' to monitor and intervene to curb-crimes against women and children in the State.
WAD, in a statement issued today appealed to the Government to discuss the formation of a 'working group' in the ongoing session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly.
The working group should have representatives from CSOs, women and child experts, members of the Legislature, legal experts, etc, added the statement.
The statement added that since the beginning of 2021, there has been 14 cases of crimes against women which includes 3 rape cases, 1 case of suicide, 3 cases of suspicious death and 1 case of murder as per media reports.