COCOMI spokesman to attend UNHRC session
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 15 2023:
International Peace and Social Advancement (IPSA) along with seven CSO allies, Meira Paibi, and student bodies, namely ACOAM LUP, PANDM, IPAK, KANGLAMEI, KIL, CLK, and KSA, has nominated IPSA vice-president and COCOMI spokesperson Khuraijam Athouba to attend the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, taking place from September 11 to October 13, at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Informing this in a statement, IPSA said that Athouba will actively participate in various sessions, including the general debates, and engage in side events addressing critical human rights issues affecting regions and nations worldwide.
He will also present representations to delegates from around the globe, focusing on the pressing crisis of Chin-Kuki narco-terrorism and the emerging New Golden Triangle along the Indo-Myanmar border region, especially within the state of Manipur and the north eastern states of India.
IPSA and the coalition of eight CSOs, on behalf of the indigenous people of Northeast and Western South East Asia (WESEA), extended their best wishes to Athouba and commended his efforts to promote peace and progress by shedding light on the significant human rights challenges faced today.
They called for a concerted effort to defeat the threat of narco-terrorism in the region, the statement said while expressing gratitude to all individuals and organisations for their unwavering financial support in making Athouba's participation possible.