Imphal women protest violence against them and children
February 7th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI ( Leave a comment )Imphal (Manipur), Feb 7 (ANI): Women in Imphal took to the streets here over reports of increasing violence against women and children.
The Conflict Widows Forum in collaboration with several non-governmental organizations organized the protest.
The protestors condemned the recent incidents of rape and murder of innocent women in the state.
They called for capital punishment for rapists and murderers.
Bimola Devi, the head of the Department of Political Science, Manipur University said, “These killings are very brutal and we strongly condemn them.” (ANI)
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