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Imphal, March 7
Join body of rebel groups CorCom while showing respect to the roles being taken by the women of the region in protecting our socio-cultural and economic condition on occasion of the International Women’s Day which falls on March 8. A statement of the joint body greets the women of the region while celebrating the International Women’s Day under the theme – I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights.
The statement also elaborated on the root of the International women’s day. It said that the day is being remembered in solidarity to the uprising of the women fighting for their rights to make in par with that of their male counterpart. The uprising of the women community in 1993 at United States against the deprivation of the economic rights and to fight against various form of atrocities saw the seeds of Women’s movement.
The mass protest of the women garment worker in 1908 demanding improvement of their working condition had brought significant changes to the condition of women by demanding voting right and formation of “Women’s Trade Union League”. Commemorating the day the United States of America observed February 28 as the National Women’s Day in 2009.
Since then various uprising across the European countries took place. The United Nations later deeply felt the need for recognizing a day particularly for women and since 1975, the March 8 has been observing as the International Day across the globe.
The CorCom after elaborating the root of observing the World Women’s Day said that even as when it comes to Manipur (Kangleipak) the women of the region even though were regarded with high respect women today faced deprivation after it joined the Indian union. The new face is that women are deprived with male dominating them. The culture of communal base disintegration that spread to the state of Manipur is the root of all form of kinds that is happening in the state.
Before Manipur (Kangleipak) become a part of India women were highly regarded. But after it become a part of India, introduction of draconian act and crime committed under the shadow of AFSPA . The CorCom said that restoration of the freedom is the only means to lift the status of the women.
