CorCom lists HR violations in Manipur
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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Dec 9 : On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day (December 10), the CorCom has underscored the need for a collective struggle to protect human rights.
A statement issued by the CorCom Publicity Committee asserted that any collective struggle to protect universal human rights will be a big challenge to the Government of India.
It will be a huge challenge to how the Government of India has been violating the international rules of war, occupying the ancestral land of indigenous communities and oppressing the indigenous communities, it alleged.
The CorCom has also appealed to the international community to take up necessary steps based on truth and considering how the Government of India has been allegedly persecuting the people of Manipur (Kangleipak).
It was on December 10, 1948 that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Today, December 10 is observed as the International Human Rights Day every year across the world, the CorCom said.
The UDHR is not any simple document. It is the foundation of a set of laws which are cornerstones of international human rights. The UDHR sets out all the fundamental rights and freedoms entitled to all human beings, it said.
The prolonged liberation movement of the people of Manipur (Kangleipak) and the collective struggle against rampant human rights violations have their roots in the alleged forced annexation of Manipur by India in 1949.
India forcibly annexed Manipur without the consent of its people and by brazenly violating Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter, the CorCom alleged.
Apart from persecuting the people and indulging in rampant human rights violations, the Government of India has been violating the international rules of war in Manipur (Kangleipak) with an intention to exterminate its people, it alleged.
In addition, the Government of India, by imposing AFSPA 1958 all over the State, has been detaining, killing and torturing people without any accountability, it alleged.
The CorCom listed some incidents of genocides allegedly committed by India.
Heirangoithong Massacre (1984): Following the killing of a CRPF personnel, CRPF troops opened indiscriminate fire upon around 2000 people who were watching a volleyball match, killing 13 innocent civilians and injuring 33 others on March 14, 1984.
Operation Bluebird (1987): Following an attack on an Assam Rifles camp located at Oinam, Senapati district on July 9, 1987 in which nine AR personnel were killed, Assam Rifles carried out combing operations at Oinam and 30 other nearby villages for four months from July 11 to October end, 1987.
In the course of the combing operation, 12 innocent civilians were captured and shot dead at point blank range.
On seeing the atrocities committed by the AR personnel, a number of civilians including six children died due to extreme fear.
Apart from raping many women, two expectant mothers were forced to deliver babies in front of a large number of people.
Moreover, the AR personnel burnt down many houses, churches and granaries.
RIMS Massacre (1995): Indian armed forces, after segregating non-local people, lined up nine civilians including an MBBS student from Arunachal Pradesh and shot them dead on January 7, 1995.
Malom Massacre (2000): Indian paramilitary forces, after segregating people from mainland India, shot dead 10 innocent people including a National bravery award winner on November 2, 2000 at Malom.
This massacre gave birth to Irom Sharmila’s world famous fast for 16 years against AFSPA.
Jakuradhor Massacre (2024): Mercenaries of the Indian armed forces shot dead six women and children including a four month old baby after holding them captives for five days on November 15, 2024.
Together with mercenaries, the Indian armed forces have been implementing several covert policies to ignite communal clashes and exterminate all the indigenous communities, the CorCom alleged.
By dividing the communities and setting ethnic based armed groups, the Government of India has been creating communal clashes in order to suppress the collective liberation movement of Manipur, it said.
It alleged that the Government of India has been arming and training mercenaries who are loyal to them, and by using these mercenaries the Government of India has been waging a proxy war in Manipur (Kangleipak).
Because of this proxy war, the people have been suffering from extreme forms of human rights violation and the Indian armed forces have been brazenly violating all the international rules of war, it alleged.
CSOs need to tell the stories of these rampant human right violations to the international community. Press/media must have the courage to report the truth in detail, it said.
The CorCom then called upon all the people and organisations to observe the International Human Rights Day with a common thought on how to restore the lost sovereignty of Manipur (Kangleipak).
IMPHAL, Dec 9 : On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day (December 10), the CorCom has underscored the need for a collective struggle to protect human rights.
A statement issued by the CorCom Publicity Committee asserted that any collective struggle to protect universal human rights will be a big challenge to the Government of India.
It will be a huge challenge to how the Government of India has been violating the international rules of war, occupying the ancestral land of indigenous communities and oppressing the indigenous communities, it alleged.
The CorCom has also appealed to the international community to take up necessary steps based on truth and considering how the Government of India has been allegedly persecuting the people of Manipur (Kangleipak).
It was on December 10, 1948 that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Today, December 10 is observed as the International Human Rights Day every year across the world, the CorCom said.
The UDHR is not any simple document. It is the foundation of a set of laws which are cornerstones of international human rights. The UDHR sets out all the fundamental rights and freedoms entitled to all human beings, it said.
The prolonged liberation movement of the people of Manipur (Kangleipak) and the collective struggle against rampant human rights violations have their roots in the alleged forced annexation of Manipur by India in 1949.
India forcibly annexed Manipur without the consent of its people and by brazenly violating Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter, the CorCom alleged.
Apart from persecuting the people and indulging in rampant human rights violations, the Government of India has been violating the international rules of war in Manipur (Kangleipak) with an intention to exterminate its people, it alleged.
In addition, the Government of India, by imposing AFSPA 1958 all over the State, has been detaining, killing and torturing people without any accountability, it alleged.
The CorCom listed some incidents of genocides allegedly committed by India.
Heirangoithong Massacre (1984): Following the killing of a CRPF personnel, CRPF troops opened indiscriminate fire upon around 2000 people who were watching a volleyball match, killing 13 innocent civilians and injuring 33 others on March 14, 1984.
Operation Bluebird (1987): Following an attack on an Assam Rifles camp located at Oinam, Senapati district on July 9, 1987 in which nine AR personnel were killed, Assam Rifles carried out combing operations at Oinam and 30 other nearby villages for four months from July 11 to October end, 1987.
In the course of the combing operation, 12 innocent civilians were captured and shot dead at point blank range.
On seeing the atrocities committed by the AR personnel, a number of civilians including six children died due to extreme fear.
Apart from raping many women, two expectant mothers were forced to deliver babies in front of a large number of people.
Moreover, the AR personnel burnt down many houses, churches and granaries.
RIMS Massacre (1995): Indian armed forces, after segregating non-local people, lined up nine civilians including an MBBS student from Arunachal Pradesh and shot them dead on January 7, 1995.
Malom Massacre (2000): Indian paramilitary forces, after segregating people from mainland India, shot dead 10 innocent people including a National bravery award winner on November 2, 2000 at Malom.
This massacre gave birth to Irom Sharmila’s world famous fast for 16 years against AFSPA.
Jakuradhor Massacre (2024): Mercenaries of the Indian armed forces shot dead six women and children including a four month old baby after holding them captives for five days on November 15, 2024.
Together with mercenaries, the Indian armed forces have been implementing several covert policies to ignite communal clashes and exterminate all the indigenous communities, the CorCom alleged.
By dividing the communities and setting ethnic based armed groups, the Government of India has been creating communal clashes in order to suppress the collective liberation movement of Manipur, it said.
It alleged that the Government of India has been arming and training mercenaries who are loyal to them, and by using these mercenaries the Government of India has been waging a proxy war in Manipur (Kangleipak).
Because of this proxy war, the people have been suffering from extreme forms of human rights violation and the Indian armed forces have been brazenly violating all the international rules of war, it alleged.
CSOs need to tell the stories of these rampant human right violations to the international community. Press/media must have the courage to report the truth in detail, it said.
The CorCom then called upon all the people and organisations to observe the International Human Rights Day with a common thought on how to restore the lost sovereignty of Manipur (Kangleipak).