MAGJC speaks out against discrimination of women in the state

IMPHAL | Oct 27

Manipur Gender Justice Collective (MAGJC) has convened a meeting to discuss about the ongoing issues faced by women in the present society, at the conference hall of Human Rights Alert today.

A release said, the meeting strongly had a discussion on the recent unfortunate incident of posting a Manipuri girl’s photo in an improper manner in the social networks. The photos of the girl in a Thabal Chongba event were clicked and edited by some photographers of ‘Manipur Mirror’ and uploaded through its online journal.

According to the organising team of the event ‘MACHU’, the flashlight used by the photographer has made the dress worn by the girl seemed to be revealing in the photograph uploaded by Manipur Mirror. The statement truly has given a proof that the photo has been edited and deceived, said the release.

In the release, MAGJC has strongly condemned the Manipur State Women Commission and Cyber Crime Unit of Manipur Police for not taking any stringent action against the unfortunate incident.

All kinds of discrimination towards women should be erased from the society. According to Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), men and women should be given equal rights. However, there have been many incidents in the state in which women are being suppressed, said MAGJC in the release.

The release further mentioned the article 5 (A) of CEDAW, which is said as ‘to modify the social and cultural patterns of conduct of men and women, with a view to achieving the elimination of prejudices and customary and all other practices which are based on the idea of the inferiority or the superiority of either of the sexes or on stereotyped roles for men and women’.

The meeting was resolved to take inputs and decision from the public so as to end the menace of discrimination against women in the society, said the release.

The meeting was attended by Arambam Memchoubi, Khangembam Anandi, L. Nganbi, M. Sobita, N. Shreema Devi, Babloo Loitongbam, Rose Mangshi Haokip, Thumningtha Tongsin, Pilot Khangembam, Basanta Wareppa, Romabai Khoirom, Edina Yaikhom, Renu Takhellambam, Monika Khangembam, L. Geetarani, T. Nomita, T. Aphy, Kamla U, Kiranmala Laishram, Ranjeeta Sadokpam, Hemam Chilsi Chanu, Hmanrose Anal and Chinglembi Sagolshem.