KOHIMA, SEPTEMBER 25 (MExN): The Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) on Thursday strongly condemned the threat to Prof Rosemary Dzüvichü, a retired Nagaland University professor and Advisor to Naga Mother’s Association, through social media, describing the alleged act as “beyond any sense of civility and human dignity” and asked “can’t the society stand up for what is right?”
In its statement, NPMHR expressed concern over the “carelessness of the social media platform which enabled the perpetration and circulation” of such threats. Prof Dzüvichü, noted for her work as a women activist and feminist, was targeted allegedly by a Naga individual, it said.
The organization also raised concern with the recent developments within the Naga society, with rampant incidences of rape and murders, violence and crimes, and many others which may have gone unreported. “Even as we issue this press note, we saw reports of a dead body being found at Lerie colony with gunshot wound, alongside with reports of Assam Rifles personnel attempting to kidnap two minor Naga girls at Ukhrul town,” it stated.
NPMHR also expressed alarm over the proliferation of armed groups operating under the banner of “National Workers,” which, the statement said, has “added insult to the injuries” already suffered by the silent majority of Naga society. The organization criticized Naga individuals and bodies that “continue to choose neutrality rather than choosing what is the right thing to do,” saying such inaction contributes to social decay.
Reflecting on injustices, NPMHR said, “As for the Naga people, we have suffered unspeakable humiliations under British colonial rule and Indian and Burmese/Myanmarese military occupation. But today, the threat comes from within, from our own people towards self-destruction.”
The organization questioned societal inaction, stating, “We are now living in a time where only evil seems to triumph. And if it is so, can’t society stand up for what is right? Or do we leave these legacies of shame and suffering for the younger generations?”
