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Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 15 2010:
Decrying violence against them and demanding assurance to their rights to education, a large number of children took out a rally today.
Organised under the aegis of Village Women Coordinating Committee, the rally was taken out from Kachikul to Maklang Junior High School in Imphal West district.During the rally, children were seen holding placards with slogans like 'Stop violence against children', 'Stop child harassment', 'Respect child, Save the Nation', 'Stop child recruitment', etc.
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After the rallyists converged at Maklang Junior High School ground, a public meeting was also held with Pradhan of Maklang Gram Panchayat H Subashchandra, Member of Kadangband Gram Panchayat Y Chambi, convenor of Manipur Alliance for Child Rights Pradip and Ashim Ghosh and Jhilman of Kolkata-based CRY on the dais.
Addressing the meeting, Pradip pointed out that it is essential to understand how the Rights to Education Act is being implemented in Manipur.
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