Manipur sexual violence: Women's panel ignored complaint for month | Exclusive

Incidents of sexual violence against women in Manipur were reported to the National Commission for Women (NCW) in June, well over a month before the horrific video of two women being paraded naked emerged. India Today has accessed a copy of the complaint, dated June 12, which cited three cases of sexual assault. The video of the two women being paraded naked, which has triggered shock and outrage, is mentioned in that complaint. Two activists and the North American Manipur Tribal Association had spoken to survivors of sexual violence before filing the complaint with the NCW. However, they allegedly did not receive any response from the women's panel. "We would like to draw your serious and immediate attention to the ongoing ethnic conflict and humanitarian crisis in Manipur. Specifically, we make an urgent appeal to NCW to address and condemn sexual violence against Kuki-Zomi tribal women by Meitei vigilantes in the Manipur conflict," the complaint read.