Protesting violence against women
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, November 30 2012: In connection with its 'International fortnight observation protesting violence against women' being organized since 25th November to 25th December' Women Action for Development (WAD), Manipur and Water Group (WG) Santhel, Thoubal District jointly facilitated a 3-day long street corner painting cum poster campaign in different parts of Thoubal district.

This year with an objective to create awareness among the people of Manipur about increasing phenomenon of women's right violation, WAD and WG marked the observation under the theme of 'from the peace in home, to peace in the world, let us challenge militarism and end violence against women' .

Quoting local media reports, Secretary of Water Group, Santhel Md Khursid Alam said that an alarming number of 193 cases of women's right violations occurred in the state from January to October, 2012.These include 21 cases of rape; 2 cases of rape and murder; 18 suicide cases; 16 murder cases; 7 cases of rape attempt/molestation; 1 case of murder attempt; 1 case of burnt; 41 cases of assault/injury; 4 cases of kidnapping; 2 cases of threat; 56 cases of missing; 3 abandoned cases and 19 other complaints.

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