Naga civil society organisations allege ‘pattern of state surveillance’ by India
Various Naga civil society organisations have submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging systematic repression of Naga leaders by the Indian state
- DIMAPUR — Various Naga civil society
organisations have submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
alleging systematic repression of Naga leaders by the Indian state.
- The organisations—Global Naga Forum, Naga People’s Movement
for Human Rights (NPMHR), Naga Mothers Association, and Naga Students’
Federation— expressed “deep concern” over what they described as a pattern of
state surveillance, harassment, and curtailment of basic rights.
- They referred to the incident of April 7, where Neingulo
Krome, Secretary General of the NPMHR, was allegedly prevented from boarding an
international flight from Delhi to Kathmandu without any legal justification.
- The Naga groups asserted that this was not an isolated event
but part of a wider trend. They demanded some immediate actions, including the
unconditional removal of travel restrictions on Krome and other Naga civil
society members, a moratorium on arbitrary surveillance, and adherence to the
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
