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Human rights abuses in Manipur, a state in northeastern India, have been an ongoing issue. As per the Manipur natives, The Indian Armed Forces have committed several human rights violations in Manipur while suppressing a separatist insurgency in the region. The insurgency groups have been known to kidnap and recruit children to work as child soldiers against the Indian Government. Though many times it has been concluded by many Analysts that it is just a strategy of insurgent groups for provoking the Manipur's natives against Indian Armies by falsely claiming about the Human Rights abuses. As per the crime records, the majority of human rights abuses has been committed by insurgent groups. ==Background== Despite many attempts by Indian government to facilitate the development in the state, the state had failed in gaining the advantages for many reasons. Behind the poor condition of the state has been the ignorance of Manipur's peoples towards Indian Government and demands of separate nation. On many occasions the government officials including Engineers and Administrators posted in North-Eastern regions were killed and had been attacked by the insurgent groups, hampering of adequate manpower required for the development of infrastructure. Yet the government of India and the state Government taking many initiatives to take control of the situation. The attacks on the Government officials and peoples from outside the region are still carried out by Terrorist groups and had been said that it is firmly supported by local peoples, is hampering the overall growth of the Human resources that is needed for the development of the region. A separatist insurgency began in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur in 1964, although momentum to a more violent phase did not occur until 1978. The Separatists demand a sovereign state separate from the Union of India, conceding their grievances over lack of development, plundering of local resources and a general discontent in Manipur.〔 Human Rights Watch, argues that human rights violations by Indian Security Forces have only fuelled the insurgency. It adds that the Indian Army have at times acted with impunity as anti-terrorism laws in the state make prosecution of human rights violators difficult.〔(Manipur ), The Hindu, 30 August 2009〕 There are currently 34 groups, including non-violent ones, that demand independence from India.〔 In 1999, some of these groups coalesced into an alliance organization called the "Manipur People's Liberation Front." Of these, the three most prominent are the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), and PLA of Manipur. The UNLF is estimated to have 2500 active freedom fighting rebels, the PREPAK with 1500, and PLA with 3000.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Human rights abuses in Manipur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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