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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 2026, 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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"Weaving for Peace" Exhibits at the Second Global Summit on Indigenous Peacebuilding – 25-26 April 2026, New York City
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Arunachal moves towards statewide platform for community-led conservation
Source: : uniindia.com
Community leaders and conservationists from across Arunachal Pradesh have come together to set off the formation of the first State-wide platform to 'intensify' community-led biodiversity protection efforts, marking a significant step in the State's grassroots conservation movement... read more>>
ASSAM
Assam: Two held for trafficking minor girls in Lakhimpur
Source: North East Now
Two persons have been arrested by Lahimpur Police for trafficking two minor girls from Biswanath district. The arrests were made on the early hours of Wednesday at Laluk-Ranga De-reserve road following the accident of the vehicle in which the girls were being transported... read more>>
MANIPUR
Two children killed, mother injured in suspected projectile attack in Bishnupur
Source: North East Now
Fresh violence was reported in Manipur on Tuesday after two children were killed and their mother injured in a suspected projectile attack in Tronglaobi village of Bishnupur district, officials said... read more>>
Three killed in CRPF firing during Bishnupur protest; internet suspended in five districts
Source: North East Now
At least three people were killed and several others injured after CRPF personnel allegedly opened fire during a protest at Tronglaobi in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Monday, sources said... read more>>
AMSU organises debate on NRC, highlights need to protect indigenous people
Source: Epao.net
As part of its 46th Realization Month, the All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU) successfully organised a State Level Debating Competition today at the Maharaja Bodhchandra College, Palace Compound... read more>>
Children being killed while State child policy yet to be notified
Source: E-pao.net
As many as 20 children under the age of 18 years have lost their lives in incidents related to the violent Manipur conflict since May 3, 2023, yet the Manipur State Policy for Children, still a draft, is lying dormant since 2017... read more>>
Two shot dead on NH-202 in Manipur, ex-Army man among victims; Ukhrul tense
Source: The Assam Tribune
Two persons, including a retired Army personnel, were shot dead along National Highway-202 in Manipur on Saturday after unidentified armed assailants opened fire on vehicles heading towards Ukhrul... read more>>
Indigenous Leaders from 80 Countries to Convene in New York for Historic Global Peace Summit
Source: E-pao.net
At a time of escalating global conflicts, more than 150 Indigenous peacebuilders, elders, spiritual leaders, mediators, women leaders and youth from 80 countries will gather in New York City for the Second Global Summit on Indigenous Peacebuilding, to be held April 25-26, 2026... read more>>
MEGHALAYA
Meghalaya to launch DNA and linguistic research to trace origins of indigenous tribes
Source: North East Now
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma introduced a major research initiative aimed at exploring the historical origins of the state's indigenous communities, including the Khasi, Jaintia, and Garo tribes, on Tuesday, April 14... read more>>
Meghalaya grants official language status to Khasi and Garo
Source: North East Now
Meghalaya has accorded official language status to Khasi and Garo alongside English following the promulgation of the Meghalaya Official Languages Ordinance, 2026... read more>>
MIZORAM
Thenzawl, Mizoram: India's Hidden Highland Escape Where Nature and Culture Converge
Source: North East Now
Tucked away in the serene folds of Mizoram, Thenzawl is the kind of destination that doesn't scream for attention but quietly captivates anyone who ventures there... read more>>
NAGALAND
How West Asia War Is Changing Everyday Life in Nagaland
Source: nenow.in
Life has a way of upending human plans, dreams, and schemes. Never had we imagined the war in West Asia, much less its impact on every nook and cranny of the globe... read more>>
Nagaland launches statewide manuscript survey under Gyan Bharatam Mission
Source: North East Now
Nagaland's Art and Culture Department has initiated a statewide manuscript survey under the Gyan Bharatam Mission, a national initiative of the Union Ministry of Culture... read more>>
TRIPURA
Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma Slams Bharatiya Janata Party Manifesto Over 'Missing' Indigenous Issues
Source: northeasttoday.in
TIPRA Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma on Monday criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly ignoring key indigenous issues in its poll manifesto ahead of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council elections... 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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