MYFA to host 1st North East Youths’ Convention at Shilchar

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Imphal, Jan 24: A 3-Day Long “1st North East Youths’ Convention” will be held from 27th January to 29th January at Tourist Lodge and BR Ambedkar hall, Silchar.
The 1st Northeast Youths’ Convention will be organized by Manipuri Youths’ Front Assam (MYFA) in Collaboration with North East Dialogue Forum (NEDF) and Youths’ Forum for Protection of Human Rights (YFPHR).
While briefing media persons at MYFA office on Tuesday Seram Herajit, President Manipuri Youths’ Front Assam (MYFA) said on the background of the Convention,the primary agenda of the Convention is to diagnose the issues or the problem which are now being face by the youth in the region as the region has been under the environment of AFSPA 1958 and the deprivation of various right by the development projects like Mega Dams, Mining, Land Acquisition, lack of Education, health, unemployment and migration for job, Sexual violence, migration, etc.
During the 1st North East Youths’ Convention an Inter College Debate Competition, Discussion Session on Verious Problems which are now being face by the people of the North East India and Presentation of “Father of Manipuri Social Workers” Award on different 3 days will also be held.
In this North East Youths’ Convention the Youths from Cashar,Hojai, Barak Valley, Guwahati, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura will participate in this Convention,he said.
Manipuri Youths’ Front Assam (MYFA) is an Organization working for the enhancement of rights of the Manipur Youth inhabited in Assam and the rights of the indigenous people in the region as per the United Nation Declaration on the right of indigenous people, Herajit further said.