Zhavame Women Society condemns October 8 killing
Phek, October 18 (MExN): Zhavame Women Society (ZWS) today lamented that Naga women are not safe outside or in the confines of their own homes anymore. The women organization stated this in light of the killing of a woman at Tenyiphe-1 village, Dimapur on October 8.
A press statement from ZWS president, Shone Pohena and general secretary, Rebecca Domeh said that the incident is “a chilling reminder of the alarming rise of gender-based violence in our state, and the brutal and sickening manner in which such crimes are committed by the perpetrators.” It noted, “Naga women are not safe outside or in the confines of their own homes anymore. Gone are the days when Naga women were safe from human intrusions even in the dead of the night in the middle of a jungle. This is not what Naga society was.”
ZWS further affirmed that violence against women is not just a cause of concern for women and women’s organizations alone, but a problem to be addressed by the society-at-large.
Meanwhile, it drew the attention of not just the law enforcing agency, the state government, but also the general public on “this serious state of affairs that is threatening the very security of the mothers, sisters and daughters.”
Grieving the loss of “our dear sister and mother”, ZWS along with the family members of the victim “awaits justice and urges the law enforcing society to leave no stone unturned to nab the perpetrator (s) at the earliest and tried under the law of the land without any fear or favour.”
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