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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said in a statement that the violence in Manipur "revealed the underlying tensions between different ethnic and indigenous groups". He urged the authorities to "respond to the situation quickly, including by investigating and addressing root causes of the violence in line with ...
Since May 2023, Manipur has been embroiled in violence between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki communities, driven by disputes over economic benefits and quotas.
The 2023-2024 Manipur violence broke out on 3 May 2023, soon after a protest rally held by the tribal communities of Manipur. Starting out as clashes between the Meitei and Kuki (tribal) communities of Manipur at the border between Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts, the ethnic violence soon spun out of control engulfing the whole state.
2023 Manipur violence — An ethnic clash between the non-tribal Meitei people and tribal Kuki people erupted on 3 May 2023, in Manipur. The violence killed 120 people, and injured more than 3000 people. The violence was accompanied by a resurgence of insurgency groups in the region. [25]
This has led to an increase in violence between Manipur's dominant and mostly Hindu Meitei community and the mainly Christian Kuki tribes - a conflict that critics say is the biggest law-and-order ...
Violence has once again disrupted the fragile peace of the north-eastern state at the centre of ethnic violence. ... Today, Manipur is divided into two camps, with Meiteis inhabiting the Imphal ...
The relief camp is in Kangpokpi, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Imphal, the capital of India's northeastern Manipur state, which has been wracked by ethnic violence since last year. In the building’s damp and dark interior, fabric partitions separate at least 75 families like hers driven away from their homes.
Manipur has grappled with violence in recent months, with over 100 people killed and tens of thousands more displaced. Clashes broke out in the state capital Imphal on May 3 after thousands of ...