Irom Sharmila Chanu –“The Iron Lady of Manipur”
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . The north-eastern state of Manipur in India has a population of about 2.5 million people. Since 1980, a huge force of army, paramilitary and state police are stationed there...
View ArticleIrom Sharmila Refuses to Accept Award Until the Government Repeals AFSPA
. Forty years old activist, writer and poet Irom Sharmila Chanu known as “the Iron Lady of Manipur” has been on a hunger strike for the past 12 years, since November 2, 2000 asking the Indian...
View ArticleWhen a Rape is Not a Rape by Freny Manecksha
By Freny Manecksha Posted on February 16, 2013 in The Times of India, Crest Edition Though the Verma Commission recommended that armed forces personnel accused of rape be tried as per civilian law, the...
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