"India Bleeds Manipur", "Stop Genocide in Assam", "Indian Army Stop Naga Genocide": Banners Outside UN HQ in Geneva

Geneva, March 12, 2020:

Amid the Northeast Indian public's rising resentment against the Government's enactment of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, this time, calls to stop the genocide in Northeast India states of Manipur, Assam, and Nagaland has now reached the United Nations (UN) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

ALSO READ: ILP Demand in Tripura Reaches Fever-Pitch ahead of Ensuing Tribal Council Polls

At a campsite near the headquarters of the headquarters, several messages were posted, with messages against the paramilitary forces of India for their alleged mistreatment of Northeast Indian states, "India Bleeds Manipur", "Stop Genocide in Assam", and "Indian Army Stop Naga Genocide" are some messages that can be seen on the banners. Although it is as of yet unclear who put the banners up, the pictures of these telling signs is being shared widely on social media. In the Northeast Indian States, it is generally believed that the indigenous are being affected by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Meanwhile, the demand for leniency against Northeast Indian leaders has also been echoed within the walls of the UN.

At a recent convention, World Organisation against Torture decried the treatment meted out to Akhil Gogoi and other anti-CAA protesters by the Government.

An orateur ONG, raising his voice Akhil Gogoi, Chandrasekhar Azad have been treated as terrorists in India. World Organisation against Torture brought up his topic; OMCT has also tagged RSS as Communal and terrorists.

RSS influences Indian Government tortures human rights activists, it was said at the forum. “The state is being managed by fundamentalist and terrorist organization named RSS. Those who are raising voices against the these organizations are being jailed”, the orateur said.

It may be mentioned here that Akhil was arrested by Assam Police on December 12 in the wake of the protests against the impending Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. A suo moto case was registered against him at Chandmari Police Station on the next day and on the very next day, the case was transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) who booked him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Support Inside Northeast (InsideNE), an independent media platform that focuses on Citizen-centric stories from Northeast India that are surprising, inspiring, cinematic and emotionally relevant.