IMPHAL, June 27: The All Manipur Nupi Marup has seek attention from the State government to address the pending cases of crimes and violence against women and children by ensuring full functioning of the fast track courts in the State.
The AMNM also called on the attention of the three women MLAs sitting in the State Assembly to raise the issue of crimes and violence against women and children during the ongoing Assembly Session and set the fast tract courts in the State to deliver justice in the cases at the earliest.
Raising concern against the rising numbers of crimes and violence against women and children in the State since the past three years, the powerful women based organisation called a press conference today at the Manipur Press Club.
Speaking at the press meet, president of the organisation, Maisnam (o) Sakhi said the organisaton has even approached the National Women Commission many a times however, most of the cases have either been denied or delayed.
She said there were 304 cases of crimes against women and children registered in 2012 alone and another 283 cases in 2013.
In January 2014 alone, there were more than 30 cases with most cases reported from Thoubal district, she added.
Ever since, the AMNM came into being in 1940, it has been voicing concern against crime against women and children, she said.