Re: Heavy gunbattle reported from India’s Manipur state
Strike called in Manipur to protest Army atrocities
Several organisations of Manipur have called a general strike on January 7 next year to protest against violations of human rights by the Army during operation Tornado at Jiribam. All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) and All Manipur Women’s Social Reformation and Development Samaj said they would call a dawn-to-dusk strike starting from 0600 hrs till 1800 hrs. The two organisations here said during a press conference the government and the Manipur Human Rights Commission (MHRC) had failed to take up any action in this matter. They said the operation was conducted in the last week of October. Various representatives of the government, MHRC members and NGOs had visited Jiribam areas and conducted a on-the-spot inquiry. It was found that the Army had stopped entry of people into the area and women were molested and harassed by the security personnel.