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Dear Friends,
Warm greetings from Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network & Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace.
MWGSN & NEIWIP believes in the human right of every woman, man, youth and child to peace. War and violence result in the systemic and sweeping denial of civil and political rights, along with economic, social, and cultural rights as scarce resources are expended on weapons and preparation for war. Whats more, the aftermath of wars can be destructive and devastating on the lives of the people that are constantly exploited and assaulted. Our work continues and we resolutely stand by our belief that enduring peace will be attained only when all human rights are fulfilled. We continue our journey in ensuring that the human rights of all persons to peace is inextricably linked to all other human rights - rights that are universal, indivisible, interconnected and interdependent.
In our first issues of 2025, we shared articles and stories covering three key issues related to our work. This is followed by important news from Northeast India where MWGSN and NEIWIP have been working for the past 15 years.
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Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace (NEIWIP) |
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Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace (NEIWIP) is a network of women organizations that are working for peace in the northeast region of India. Northeast India comprising of the eight states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim is facing the onslaught of multiple armed conflicts since the late 1940s. A level of militarization has engulfed India's Northeast under the garb of insurgency and counter-insurgency. And in the process women are assaulted, humiliated, raped and murdered during conflicts which are not of their making.
NEIWIP brings together women from all over Northeast states to strategize an action plan to strategise an action plan for building peace, providing justice and political rights in the region ruptured by years of conflict.
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Distribution of Essential Items at Flood-Affected Relief Camps,
Wangkhei, Imphal East - 6 June 2025
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Visit to Weaving Sub Centre, Iramsiphai, Thoubal District - 25 June 2025
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ASSAM
AJYCP demands land protection for indigenous people, calls for protest against big dams from June 28
Source: India Today NE, 22 June 2025
Reiterating its long-standing stance on protecting indigenous rights, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) has called for a ban on land ownership by individuals who have not resided in Assam for at least three generations... read more>>
Assam approves key reforms for SC/ST representation, land allotment, community empowerment
Source: India Today NE, 27 June 2025
The Assam Cabinet in it meeting today, June 27, approved several crucial decisions, including reforms in Panchayat representation, land allotments under Mission Basundhara 3.0, and amendments to empower the Moran and Matak communities... read more>>
MANIPUR
Over 100 health experts demand presidential intervention in Manipur's collapsing healthcare system
Source: India Today NE, Jun 27, 2025
Two years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, the state's healthcare infrastructure remains in shambles, prompting a coalition of more than 100 prominent health experts, lawyers, and activists to appeal directly to President Droupadi Murmu for immediate intervention. .. read more>>
Meitei Pangal KhunthokNumit observed
Source: e pao.net 13 June 2025
The 6th Meitei Pangal KhunthokNumit was observed by Meitei Pangal KhunthokNings-ingThouram Committee (MeipakNingthou Committee) at Haoreibi Makha Leikai High Madrassa, Lilong on Friday... read more>>
NAGALAND
Nagaland launches 'Naga Bridge' initiative to foster unity among tribal and political groups
India Today NE, 26 June 2025
28 Naga tribal apex bodies and 12 Naga Political Groups (NPGs) have jointly launched the 'Naga Bridge' initiative-an ambitious collective effort symbolizing unity, dialogue, and a common Naga future... read more>>
TRIPURA
Tipra Motha to launch wing for Tripura indigenous farmers
India Today NE, 16 June 2025
The Tipra Motha Party (TMP), an ally of the ruling BJP in Tripura, announced its plans to establish a new wing for indigenous farmers. .. read more>>
BJP protests in Agartala, demands apology from Congress MLA over 'insult to indigenous people'
India Today NE, 25 June 2025
Over 100 indigenous workers and leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protest in front of the official residence of Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman in Agartala on Wednesday, demanding a public apology or his resignation over an alleged remark deemed insulting to indigenous people. .. read more>>
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The Manipur Polycrisis: Indigenous Pathways for Peace and Healing
Manipur - literally translated as "Land of Jewels" - has thousands of years of recorded history and a written constitution dating back to 12th century. Today, the state has a population of 3.3 million representing 34-plus Indigenous communities belonging to multiple faiths, cultures, languages, and traditions, all of whom have been co-existing for centuries... read more>>
Manipur on edge: Protesters threaten to set themselves on fire, curfew clamped
Fresh violence and heightened tensions have gripped several valley districts of Manipur, leading to the imposition of a curfew and suspension of internet services in many areas. The unrest erupted on Saturday night following reports of the arrest of a leader and a few other members of the Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol... read more>>
Over 260 Dead After Air India Crash, Official Says, With One Survivor
Rescuers were combing the smoldering wreckage of an Air India passenger jet that crashed moments after takeoff Thursday in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, killing all but one of the 242 people aboard and dozens of others on the ground.A senior police official in Ahmedabad, Vishakha Dabral, said early on Friday that 269 bodies had been taken to the main hospital there so far... read more>>
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Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network
Langthabal Mantrikhong, Thong Ahanbi, Old Palace Road
Imphal West-795003, Manipur, Northeast India
Email: womensurvivorsnetwork@gmail.com
Website: www.womensurvivorsnetwork.org
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Northeast India Women Initiative for Peace (NEIWIP)
Langthabal Mantrikhong, Thong Ahanbi, Old Palace Road
Imphal West-795003, Manipur, Northeast India
Website: neiwip.blogspot.com
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