Manipur is a beautiful, hilly provincial state of India. Its people easy-going, fun-loving, hard-working and very athletic. Ethnic violence has however disturbed peace nowadays. Strikes or bandhs, protests, destruction of government properties are order of the day. To make things even worse and more complicated, security forces are often accused of fake encounter killings, torture, rape and other human rights violations. Imposition of controversial AFSPA ( armed forces special powers act ) in the State has resulted in loss of hundreds of innocent lives.
Unable to bear such atrocities, Manipuri women went to the extent of "naked protest" against the security forces. Hundreds of completely naked women aged around 50 gathered to protest in front of HQ of security forces there in full public view. ( see pix below ).
Such type protests are unheard of and unseen before anywhere in India or may be in the entire world.
May be widespread incidents of atrocities against women in the state has become too intolerable for them.
An update: ( 31 March, 2012 )
At last, there is some hope for restoration of dignity of the people of the north-eastern states, especially Manipur, and Kashmir. The United Nations (UN) has asked India to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Whether the Government of India acts on it or not is another question, but the fact will remain on record forever that the prominent world forum condemned this kind of injustice towards its own people in the land of Mahatma. It says such law has no role to play in a democracy. It is almost like a heavy slap on the face of India which pride itself to be a great upholder of democratic values in the world.
Source: http://zeenews.india.com dated 31 March, 2012 http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/un-asks-india-to-repeal-afspa_767366.html
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