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Manipur Violence, Nijjarโ€™s Death Cited In US Human Rights Report

Zaina Afzal Kutty

The United States has shone a spotlight on the grave human rights situation in Indiaโ€™s northeastern state of Manipur, describing it as marked by โ€œsignificant abusesโ€ following the outbreak of ethnic violence last year. The scathing assessment is included in the U.S. State Departmentโ€™s annual 2023 Human Rights Report, released recently.

The report paints a grim picture of the fallout from the conflict between the Kuki and Meitei ethnic groups in Manipur since May 2023. It states that at least 175 people were killed, and more than 60,000 were displaced between May and November last year alone due to the raging violence.

Disturbing accounts by activists and journalists cited in the report point to rampant armed conflict, rapes, assaults, and the wanton destruction of homes, businesses, and places of worship in Manipur amidst the ethnic clashes. The Indian governmentโ€™s response is criticized as โ€œineffectiveโ€, with the report highlighting the Supreme Courtโ€™s rebuke over the failure to halt the spiralling violence.

The report notes that โ€œthe government deployed security forces, implemented daily curfews, and shut down the internet in response to the violence.โ€ This offers a glimpse into the stateโ€™s volatile situation, which has prompted severe restrictive measures.

The executive summary is particularly damning, listing out a litany of โ€œsignificant human rights issuesโ€ plaguing India last year. These include โ€œcredible reports of arbitrary or unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, torture, harsh prison conditions, arbitrary arrest or detention, transnational repression, restrictions on privacy, freedom of expression, media freedom, peaceful assembly and association.โ€

While the Indian government has yet to respond, it has historically dismissed such U.S. reports as being based on โ€œmisinformation and flawed understanding.โ€ Last year, the Ministry of External Affairs termed the 2022 reportโ€™s content โ€œmotivated and biased commentary by some U.S. officials.โ€

However, the 2023 reportโ€™s sharp focus on the Manipur crisis is likely to renew scrutiny of the Indian governmentโ€™s handling of the ethnic strife and the alleged human rights violations in the state. The report also touches upon other contentious issues like the raids on the BBC offices by Indian tax authorities and the transnational killing of a Sikh activist in Canada, further highlighting areas of concern.

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