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A woman from Imphal East filed a representation to SP, Imphal East on November 12 for registering an FIR as OC Women Police Station, Imphal East district had allegedly refused to do so.
WAD report on crime against women in 2022 indicates rise in rape and missing cases in Manipur.
The best short film was awarded to 'Fake Love' and the runners up award went to 'Stranded'.
total cases pending in the Manipur High Court from 2014 to 2022 was 73,565 and 71,335 in district and subordinate courts.
According to Women Action for Development secretary Sobita Mangsatabam, there were 151 cases of crime against women and girls in the state in 2022 (from January to November).
Manipur has been witnessing increasing number of cases related to domestic violence which, experts say is mainly because of rise in substance abuse and marital conflicts worsened by the increasing widespread use of social media.
The problem of crimes against women can be dealt with successfully only when the people have the right kind of thinking and an open-mindset, Kshetrigao assembly constituency MLA Sheikh Noorul Hassan said.
A legal-awareness programme was organised by the District Legal Services Authority, Tamenglong at Longmai (Noney) Part–IV on Sunday.
The programme was organised by District Legal Services Authority, Tamenglong.
Women of Manipur are glorified for their contributions in various sections, but many of them still remain victims of different forms of violence and the number of cases is increasing.
Women with eight-nine years of schooling, women with one-two children, and women who are widowed, divorced, separated, or deserted are more likely to experience violence during pregnancy than women in any other group, according to National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21 report.
The wife stated in the complaint that there is always an apprehension that he might harm their children at any time in the future.
Advocate Th Premlata Devi deliberated on various sections of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and spoke elaborately on the roles of Service Providers, One Stop Centres and Para Legal Volunteers in providing legal aid to victims of Domestic Violence and Cruelty.
Imphal West has the highest crime rate of 31 cases followed by Imphal East and Bishnupur with the crime rate of 15 and eight cases respectively.
OSC counselor I Rashitombi spoke on the Prevention of Child Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act and alerted every girl child and young women from cyber crimes and other factors.
The All Manipur Nupi Marup (AMNM) alleged that the Modi-led government keeps on supporting the corporate sectors for getting immense support at the time of election even when people are striving hard for survival.
Imphal West district topped the crime rate with 41 cases and Kangpokpi district at the lowest with one case.
“I stay home but stay unsafe; daily sexual abuse is killing me slowly".
In view of the present COVID-19 pandemic in the nation and increasing domestic violence in Northeast India, the competition aims to empower the women of the Northeast states.
'Most of the domestic violence cases in the state are physical assaults committed by drunken husbands and fathers'.
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