Follow up of European Parliament on conflict in Manipur
- Brussels, 2nd April 2024 : European External Action Service (EEAS) -
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As the conflict in Manipur rages on, Member of the European Parliament Bert-Jan Ruissen (European Conservatives and Reformists Group) submitted a written question to the European External Action Service (EEAS) seeking updates on its efforts to implement the July 2023 urgency resolution on the situation in Manipur.
With no signs of the ethno-religious violence between the Kuki and the Meitei stopping, MEP Ruissen asked the EEAS for updates on what it has done to advance the European Parliament’s July Resolution on Manipur.
Specifically, MEP Ruissen asked about what the EEAS has done to pressure India’s government into allowing independent investigations into the violence, allowing humanitarian access, providing aid to affected people, and taking all measures to stop violence in the state.
The European External Action Service is expected to provide a response on what it has done to advance the Resolution with India, and if not, why it has not done so, within the next six weeks.
Progressive Indian diaspora groups, such as Foundation The London Story, see this step as a vital part of efforts aiming to hold the EU and India accountable to their joint pledges to human rights in their relationship. The EU and India note that their relationship is based on values of democracy and human rights, and engaging together on the armed conflict is key to operationalising these commitments.
The written question is available here:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2024-000877_EN.html
The answer will be published at the same link.
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This article was posted on 04 April 2024 .
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