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The bullet-riddled body of Manorama (then 32) with signs of torture and rape was found near a village in Imphal East in the wee hours of July 11, 2004. She was picked up from her Bamon Kampu residence in the same district by 17 Assam Rifles troops the previous night. Since Manorama's case is still pending in the court, no specific punishment has been given to the perpetrators of the crime.
With tears trickling down her face, a weak Khumanlei appealed for justice for her daughter to the special rapporteur, said CSCHR convenor Laiphungbam Debabrata Roy in a statement.
Khumanlei was among the over 200 delegates and family members of women victims of violence from the northeast and West Bengal, who gave their testimonies to the UN envoy during a consultative meeting convened in Imphal on Sunday. Rashida was on a two-day visit to Manipur.
Rashida came down to Manipur after accepting an invitation sent last month by the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN (CSCHR) to visit Manipur and the northeast region during her mission ongoing mission to India to study the overall situation on violence against women and its impacts in the country
Sunday's consultative meeting, in which the media was not entertained, was attended by hordes of prominent civil bodies, women human rights defenders and others working on violence against women. The meeting was moderated by Jarjum Ete, secretary of the National Alliance of Women (NAWO) and former chairperson of Arunachal Pradesh State Women's Commission.
In her closing remarks, Manjoo said it was not her mandate to comment on the stories presented before her and that her report would be based on facts, the statement said. She added that her opinions and conclusions as an independent expert were hers alone and it would not be changed or shaped by any influence, whether from the government or any other sources.
Among others, the Extrajudicial Execution Victims Families Association, Manipur (EEVFAM) also submitted a memorandum to the special rapporteur.
On the other hand, Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike for the last 12 years in protest against the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, also wrote a letter to the UN envoy about the government's ignorance towards her unrelenting struggle . Her brother Singhajit submitted the handwritten letter to Rashida.
IMPHAL: UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women (UNSRVAW) Rashida Manjoo broke down into tears and wept with Th Khumanlei, mother of Thangjam Manorama Devi, who was brutally raped and murdered by Assam Rifles personnel in 2004, on hearing her story.
The bullet-riddled body of Manorama (then 32) with signs of torture and rape was found near a village in Imphal East in the wee hours of July 11, 2004. She was picked up from her Bamon Kampu residence in the same district by 17 Assam Rifles troops the previous night. Since Manorama's case is still pending in the court, no specific punishment has been given to the perpetrators of the crime.
With tears trickling down her face, a weak Khumanlei appealed for justice for her daughter to the special rapporteur, said CSCHR convenor Laiphungbam Debabrata Roy in a statement.
Khumanlei was among the over 200 delegates and family members of women victims of violence from the northeast and West Bengal, who gave their testimonies to the UN envoy during a consultative meeting convened in Imphal on Sunday. Rashida was on a two-day visit to Manipur.
Rashida came down to Manipur after accepting an invitation sent last month by the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN (CSCHR) to visit Manipur and the northeast region during her mission ongoing mission to India to study the overall situation on violence against women and its impacts in the country
Sunday's consultative meeting, in which the media was not entertained, was attended by hordes of prominent civil bodies, women human rights defenders and others working on violence against women. The meeting was moderated by Jarjum Ete, secretary of the National Alliance of Women (NAWO) and former chairperson of Arunachal Pradesh State Women's Commission.
In her closing remarks, Manjoo said it was not her mandate to comment on the stories presented before her and that her report would be based on facts, the statement said. She added that her opinions and conclusions as an independent expert were hers alone and it would not be changed or shaped by any influence, whether from the government or any other sources.
Among others, the Extrajudicial Execution Victims Families Association, Manipur (EEVFAM) also submitted a memorandum to the special rapporteur.
On the other hand, Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike for the last 12 years in protest against the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, also wrote a letter to the UN envoy about the government's ignorance towards her unrelenting struggle . Her brother Singhajit submitted the handwritten letter to Rashida.
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