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मणिपुर में फिर भिड़े कुकी और मैतई समुदाय के लोग, गोलीबारी में पांच की मौत; रॉकेट से भी किया हमला

मणिपुर में फिर भिड़े कुकी और मैतई समुदाय के लोग, गोलीबारी में पांच की मौत; रॉकेट से भी किया हमला #news #viral #trending #update #newspaper #breakingnews #currentaffairs #dailynews #newsletter #newspapers #newsupdate #People #Media #info #Journalism #Press

Manipur Violence News: मणिपुर के जिरीबाम जिले में जारी हिंसा में शनिवार को कुल 5 लोगों की मौत हो गई. जिरीबाम जिले में कुकी और मैतई समुदायों के बीच हुई गोलीबारी में एक व्यक्ति को सोते समय गोली मार दी गई, जबकि अन्य घटनाओं में चार की मौत हो गई है. ये मौतें शुक��रवार को विद्रोहियों के बिष्णुपुर में रॉकेट हमले के ��क दिन बाद हुई है, जिसमें एक व्यक्ति की मौत हो गई थी और छह अन्य घायल हो गए थे. इस बीच…

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hi! sorry this is random lmao😭 but like my friends are arguing about modi and how he is good and shit- (I am definitely losing braincells due to that conversation and I want to bang my head against the wall) can you explain some of the stuff he has done bc im having a hard time explaining it in a concise manner 💀

wow i'm so early oops but speedrunning; there's weaponsing the ed and cbi, limited press freedom, farmers' protests, wrestlers' protests, abetting ethnic violence in gujarat (2002) and manipur (2023), censoring media critical of modi, bulldozer raj, the 2020 delhi pogroms

oh and income inequality is worse now than under british rule

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Hey kiki can you please search Manipur viral video, and share this news with your followers.two girls need support from every corner of the world please help 🙏

hi friend… so i looked into this and it’s incredibly shocking, vile, and terrifying. from what ive gathered there is a civil war happening that has led to immense violence, including public sexual violence against women. im not well educated on credible places to donate or to send aid, but i did find this from a women’s organization based in manipur that is helping those who have been displaced due to the violence.

here is a video of them explaining what is happening and what their org is doing to help in more depth:

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'Covered my Kuki daughter-in-law with bed sheets': Jharkhand family's harrowing episode on fleeing Manipur

Celestin later learned that his house, along with everything inside, was set on fire after he left. Had they not fled from there, they would've also been killed.

RANCHI: Amid violence in Manipur, Celestin Bara, 60, a tribal man who had migrated to the state over 50 years ago at the age of 10, finally returned to his native village in Jharkhand’s Simdega along with his family of 18 — leaving behind everything he had once possessed to protect the life of his Kuki daughter-in-law.

Sharing his ordeal, Celestin explained how they had survived for more than a month in Islaijung village, about 20 km from Imphal, by hiding the women and children in the jungle during the night. However, he was forced to leave as there was a Kuki woman in the family.

Everything was peaceful, Celestine recalled until he heard that the Kuki community in the adjacent village had been attacked by the Meitei. Celestine believed that the situation would improve. But, violence continued unabated.

“It continued for several weeks… About 20 days back when I returned from work in the evening I saw flames of fire in the adjacent village, dominated by the Kukis. I was told that the Meitei community has attacked the village and houses of Kukis had been burnt and many of the women were taken away by them. That incident shook me from inside and I decided then and there to leave the place as soon as possible as we also have a Kuki woman in the family,” said Celestin.

They somehow escaped from Manipur hiding in a truck that used to carry ration for the Army, he added. “At the Manipur border, we were intercepted by the Manipur Police which also had some other armed people, and asked for our identity. All of us got down from the truck and showed them our Aadhaar cards, except my Kuki daughter-in-law, whom we had covered with bed sheets as if it was some household items,” said Celestin. The family took a sigh of relief after four long days when they reached Tumdegi village in Simdega on July 20.

Celestin later learned that his house, along with everything inside, was set on fire after he left. Had they not fled from there, they would've also been killed. According to Celestin, the Meiteis were targeting the Kukis, killing them brutally, besides setting their houses on fire.

Nobody is safe in Manipur as the violence is increasing day by day – Celestin’s daughter-in-law Nag Kholma appealed to the central and state governments for immediate assistance.

“There are a total of 19 people in the family, out of which there are 8 children, seven men and rest are the women. All the children have been admitted to the nearby school and given 2 quintals of rice along with four cots,” said Simdega BDO Ajay Rajak, once the issue was brought to his notice. Work will be allotted to all the adult members under MGNREGA, he added.

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Manipur: Farooq Abdullah gave advice to PM

Manipur Violence:- National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah has fiercely attacked Modi. He has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central government of spreading hatred for the chair.

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah. Image By-hindustimes.com Manipur News:- It has been 3 months since the ongoing violence in Manipur. Recently, two women were stripped naked and paraded in a paddy field by a group of some people in Manipur. This happening shook the entire nation. Politics is also happening on this issue, the opposition parties are constantly attacking the central and state government. Meanwhile, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah has fiercely attacked Modi. He has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central government of spreading hatred for the chair. Farooq Abdullah's statement on Manipur violence:- National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah said in a media statement, 'The situation in Manipur is like a tragedy for us. Shame on how hatred is being increased for the chair. The Prime Minister has also given an answer on this (on the Manipur violence) but he should have said this in the Parliament' He further said that why this violence is being spread, God is the same for all of us, whether you see him in a temple or a mosque or anywhere else. Human beings should not do the work of dividing. We hope that I will get a chance to speak on this in Parliament. #WATCH मणिपुर की स्थिति हमारे लिए एक त्रासदी जैसी है। कुर्सी के लिए नफरतें किस तरह बढ़ाई जा रही है इस पर लानत है। प्रधानमंत्री ने भी इसपर(मणिपुर हिंसा पर) जवाब दिया है लेकिन उन्हें यह संसद में कहना चाहिए था: नेशनल कॉन्फ्रेंस प्रमुख फारुख़ अब्दुल्ला, श्रीनगर pic.twitter.com/VWUWSUJ8eo— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) July 23, 2023 Declaration of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Manipur Violence:- After the incidents in Manipur, the news also came that Chief Minister N. Biren Singh is about to resign. According to news agency ANI, he went out to submit his resignation but some of his supporters blocked his way. On the other hand, the opposition is continuously alleging that the Prime Minister is keeping silence on this issue. The opposition is asking the quitting of Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Explain the reason for the violence in Manipur:- it has been 3 months since the ongoing violence in Manipur. The reason for the violence is to give tribal status to the Meitei community. The Kuki community said that Meitei is a powerful community, it should not get the status of a tribe. For the same thing, on May 3, the All Tribal Students Union of Manipur called the 'Tribal Solidarity March'. During this fighting broke out. Now even after months this part is still smoldering. Internet is banned. Read the full article

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Manipur Violence: Police Response to Viral Video Incident

A shocking incident of sexual assault on two women in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on May 4 has raised serious questions about the police response time and handling of the case. The incident came to light when a viral video showing the women being paraded naked went viral on social media. In this article, we delve into the reasons behind the delayed police action and the subsequent arrests of the perpetrators.

Police's Delayed Action Explained

The FIR in connection with the sexual assault was not immediately transferred to the relevant police station due to the victims' absence from their homes and their initial complaint in another district. This delay raised concerns as the incident demanded urgent attention from law enforcement. Read More

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Interview Questions on the Manipur Violence

by R.

(the person has decided to stay anonymous)

The interview highlights the recent violence in Manipur, which was triggered by the demand to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Meiteis. However, there are deeper reasons behind the unrest.

What is the current case scenario of Manipur?

[05/06, 4:11 pm] 54,000 displaced people, more than 100 kilings, 5k incidents of arson, 17 missing and over 6k FIRs and he (PM) never spoke a word. It's been a month and they are still banning internet. They said they might unban from tomorrow. People keep dying and houses keep burning, just our area is a bit safe because we are near to the airport.

As a member of the Meitei Tribe what is your take on the current situation?

[29/07, 2:24 pm] The kukis ran to mizoram from where they sh*tpost about our tribe and when if upload the videos of what they did then what? They told everyone it's meiteis against tribes, It's all of us, meiteis kabuis tangkhuls against them. The mother whose son got murdered and whose body couldn't be located and she's gonna perform his last rites with a substitute object. The 75 year old farmer they kicked around and we have the video btw, he's no more, and no cared about him. The front lines are every community that suffered because of them and they have the audacity to tell lies about everything. If I had their confidence I would be a different person by now. I mean I know nothing much I guess and at this point people will believe what they want to believe. It's frustrating to tell our story. It's frustrating fighting and trying to prove we are right too. And it's annoying watching people believe them and their stories and pay no heed to ours. We can only talk among ourselves and be upset and feel like this world is ending. No one. No one cares how much we went through the 3 months. We tried to reach out and no one cared. Then their [kukis] video got viral. Every story has both sides. Theirs is wide open and ours isn't. I don't want to have to ask anyone to believe us. The only truth i can be confident is this, Manipur is our ancestral land and will remain so.

Can you explain the "indigenous tribals of Manipur " rallly by the kukis and what was the outcome of it?

My Kabui (tribe) friend told me about the rally the kukis organised calling themselves "indigenous tribals" of Manipur. She's saying how it didn't involve the other actual indigenous tribes and how the Zeliangrong and Tangkhul community and the others had to put out notices saying they weren't a part of the rally and they weren't informed about it either.

It's easy for them to tell everyone it's Meitei against tribes because we are considered the majority and it's us they are actually against. The other tribes kept quiet because they are vulnerable in the hills too. That is why they joined the rally yesterday. Would we have forced them? They joined us, even the meitei muslims because we lived together in this state since years ago. But the ones we are fighting, they are refugees who suddenly demanded a separate administration. When the nagas started a war against them and they were running for their life, we gave them refuge in our state, it's all in history, then they turn against us.

What role did Mizoram play in this?

[30/07, 4:56 pm] Mizoram wants to expand their land, it's their people, they have only to gain from it. Even their CM asked the Parliament to open the Indo Myanmar border. We would all have died if that happened considering the Myanmar militants who are constantly at war with their own forces too. All he does is work against us for his personal gain.

When this war started and many ran away to Mizoram, Manipur had to be internet shut down for peace whilst Mizoram was freely spreading whatever they wanted.

what is your opinion about the current tenants of Manipur and the Assam border situation?

[30/07, 4:56 pm] The people of our state are fighting others, only trying to protect our land, is this so wrong? They (Kukis) could have lived in harmony but now we only see we gave them safety and they took it as a chance to take our land for themselves and make a new state. They (Kukis) never deserved to be in Manipur in the first place. Since they have no insults to come up they make fun of our food. Any tribe who grew up in Manipur grew up eating the same food as us. If they sneer at it isn't it easily known they aren't indigenous people. Why wouldn't we know better? We live here, we know and we see, so why are our words taken lightly. The rally of all communities here asking for removal of narco terrorists spoke volumes already. The people of this nation needs to learn history if they want to take sides. Talking without knowledge is hurting us here. Their people (Kukis) and our people (Meiteis) are in refugee camps. It's not just them going through it. Even yesterday there was a bomb attack, it was numbered and suspicioned as only used by this country's forces giving us further reason to ask Assam rifles to leave. How can we live in peace when armed militants keep coming in and fighting the civilians here who never learnt how to use a weapon. Isn't it normal we try our best to survive too? They may cry and complain and show their suffering but the militants are their people. They just can't come and ask we give away our land.

Do you think that in the current scenario about the r*pe case committed by the Meitei tribe, the side of Meiteis are being subdued?

It takes women getting molested to wake the nation up, the case is not true by the way. We are against what happened too but this nation is suddenly trending us when it particularly revolves around r*pe. We didn't see all that in r*pe cases that happened to our people in the mainlands. It happens here (Manipur) and suddenly they are shocked and shaken.

Safety is another thing. We feel like the whole world is against us now. It's so stressful. We know what the celebrities are sharing to their mass followers and it's affecting our mental health here. People might think it's nothing to worry about, but it's everything to worry about.

We know the men from this community commited a grave crime. But the nation knows because of the video. How many videos and how many incidents are there that aren't recorded. No one cares. They are busy calling us names. In their protests they called our community r*pists. It's so hard to watch the news and everything. We stopped talking about it among our friends too. I have wifi but I'm scared to go online

We too have things we can't share anymore because we are warned and not allowed to post. We are forced to look like the bad guys.

[27/07/2023 9:55pm] Our news stay local while theirs (Kukis) go international. So they are having fun victim playing while eyeing our land . Also do the media know we have people missing, a 17 year old girl is missing too, a bomb blasted yesterday and the boy is in special care because 1/4th his skull got exploded i don't know if he'll live.

They rewrote our history and made it theirs, and this country chose to focus on the crime against the women and ignored the deaths. They are both crimes against humanity why is one worse than the other? Some of our friends staying outside got shamed for being meitei. They'll win this war after we all die only, so they can go on and on.

We'll never get internet back until they stop burning houses and killing people.

How has this ongoing war affected your private life?

I lost my pup a week ago. I got so upset my temperature dropped and i got sick with fever and threw up right after i got better too. I have nothing to cope and I don't wanna draw anymore but i did finish some novels. We never get any good updates too.

thank you for reading through this interview, the current case scenario in Manipur is yet to take a turn and this interview was a slight insight into the daily private struggle every tribe member and tenants of Manipur have to bear.

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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – February 2019

  TOP STORIES

 SC orders forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals from from forestlands across 16 states

The Court has directed the Chief Secretaries of all the 16 States to ensure that where the rejection orders have been passed, eviction will be carried out on or before the next date of hearing. In case the eviction is not carried out, as aforesaid, the matter would be viewed seriously by this Court.

Delhi vs Centre: Powers demarcated; Split verdict on power to transfer and appoint officers

The Court put an end to ‘almost’ all the issues related to the powers exercisable by and functions of the elected Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) vis-a-vis the Central Government. The 2-judge bench, however, differed on the issue of power to transfer and appoint certain officers.

Anil Ambani and others guilty of contempt of court for willfully not paying dues to Ericsson

The contemnors will have to purge the contempt by paying Rs 453 crore to Ericsson in four weeks and if they fail to make the payments within the specified period, the Chairmen who have given undertakings will undergo a jail term of three months.

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  CAT Chairman cannot stay the proceedings pending before a larger bench of High Court

The Chairman may constitute Benches, shift members from one Bench to another, constitute Single Benches, Division Benches and even larger Benches, allocate business to the Benches and even transfer cases from one Bench to the other, but having done so he cannot interfere with the functioning of the Benches or tinker with its orders by passing interim orders in a transfer petition.

Is it permissible to draw inference of guilt of illegal gratification in case of death of complainant? Larger bench to decide

A 2-judge bench had some reservation in respect of the observation and findings recorded by a 3-judge bench in P. Satyanarayana Murthy v. District Inspector of Police, State of Andhra Pradesh (2015) 10 SCC 152 wherein it was held that failure of the prosecution to prove the demand for illegal gratification due to the death of complainant would be fatal to the prosecution case and recovery of the amount from the accused would not entail his conviction. The matter will now be decided by a larger bench.

How to know if a temple/mandir is Public or Private? SC enunciates

Participation of the members of the public in the Darshan, entry in Directory containing names of all public temples and no blood-relationship between the successive pujaris, are important factors for determining the public/private status of a temple.

Only the leave for salary is payable would be taken into account for determining the pensionable service

The period of leave for which salary is payable would be taken into account for determining the pensionable service, while the period for which leave salary is not payable would be excluded. The Rule is crystal clear and does not brook any two interpretations.

Should Ayodhya dispute be decided by mediation? SC to decide on March 6

The 5-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and SA Bobde, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ said that it will pass order on March 6, 2019 on whether the case may be sent for court-monitored mediation to utilise the time given to the parties to satisfy themselves with regard to the accuracy, correctness, relevance, etc. of the translation filed in the Registry by the State of Uttar Pradesh.

SC commutes the death sentence of man who killed his wife and 5 children to LI

The Court commuted the death sentence of a man who was convicted for killing his wife and 5 children due to the the un­explained delay of 4 years in forwarding the mercy petition by the State of Madhya Pradesh leading to delay of almost 5 years in deciding the mercy petition.

Section 6 of the Public Premises Act must be read independent of Sections 59/61 of the Major Port Trusts Act

Section 6 of the PP Act applies, inter alia, to the persons who keep their goods in the public premises whether they are tenants/licensees, sub­tenants or any other parties. The Estate Officer, under Section 6 of the PP Act, is entitled to sell the goods even of a stranger, found in/on the premises under unauthorized occupation.

Courts can’t assume fabrication of dying declaration by IO in absence of proof

The courts cannot expect a victim to state in exact words as to what happened during the course of the crime, inasmuch as it would be very difficult   for   such   a   victim, who has suffered multiple grievous injuries, to state all the details of the incident meticulously and that too in a parrot­like manner.

No interference required in M Nageshwar Rao’s appointment as interim CBI Director

The Court disposed of a plea challenging the appointment of M. Nageshwar Rao as the interim CBI Director and said no further interference is required as the relief has already been granted with the appointment of a full time CBI Director.

SC sets aside NGT order to reopen Vedanta’s Tuticorin Sterlite plant; No order on reopening of the plant

The Court held that since an appeal was pending before the appellate authority when the NGT set aside the original order dated 09.04.2018, the NGT’s order being clearly outside its statutory powers conferred by the Water Act, the Air Act, and the NGT Act, would be an order passed without jurisdiction.

Principle of confidentiality in mediation does not apply to matters of child custody

Complete adherence to confidentiality would absolutely be correct in normal matters where the role of the court is purely of an adjudicator. But such an approach may not essentially be conducive when the court is called upon and expected to discharge its role in the capacity as parens patriae and is concerned with the welfare of a child.

Why are Chief Information Commissioner/Information Commissioner always appointed from Public Service only? Consider other streams too: SC to Centre

The Court gave extensive directions in a PIL seeking direction to the Central Government to fill up the vacancies for the appointment of Commissioners in the Central Information Commission (CIC) and the State Government in respect of State Information Commissions (SICs), in a timely manner in accordance with the Right to Information Act, 2005.

Bhima-Koregaon Case: Bomaby HC order refusing more time to file charge-sheet set aside

The Court has set aside the Bombay High Court decision refusing the Maharashtra Police a ninety-day extension to file the charge-sheet under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 against the human rights activists in Bhima Koregaon violence case.

Haryana’s single L-1BF license rule for imported foreign liquor struck down in a 2:1 majority verdict

Rule 24(i-eeee) of the Haryana Liquor License Rules 1970 that provides for a single L-1BF license for the entire State to deal in imported foreign liquor, bottled outside India and imported into the country in a bottled, was struck down by a 2:1 majority verdict by a 3-judge bench.

Applicability of ‘Mohan Lal’ verdict ordering acquittal in case of informant and IO being the same person, revisited

The Court clarified that  all pending criminal prosecutions, trials and appeals prior to the law laid down in Mohan Lal vs. State of Punjab, (2018) SCC Online SC 974 shall continue to be governed by the individual facts of the case, as the said judgment cannot be allowed to become a spring board by an accused   for   being   catapulted   to   acquittal,   irrespective   of   all   other considerations pursuant to an investigation and prosecution when the law in that regard was nebulous.

Question as to property being a Wakf property or not is to be decided by Wakf Tribunal irrespective of the religious status of parties

When issue in the suit is as to whether suit property is Wakf property or not it is covered by specific provision of Sections 6 and 7 of the Wakf Act, 1995, hence, it is required to be decided by the Tribunal under Section 83 and bar under Section 85 shall come into existence with regard to jurisdiction of Civil Court.

HC cannot sit as an appellate court while hearing revision under S. 397 CrPC

When the prosecution relies upon the materials, strict standard of proof is not to be applied at the stage of issuance of summons nor to examine the probable defence which the accused may take. All that the court is required to do is to satisfy itself as to whether there are sufficient grounds for proceeding.

CAPFs being in Organized Group “A” Services entitled to Non-Functional Financial Upgradation

In a huge relief to CAPFs, the Court upheld the Delhi High Court verdict which had directed the Central Government to grant Non-Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU) to CAPFs who are a part of Organized Group “A” Services.

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·        Collegium reiterates recommendation for transfer of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari to Allahabad HC

·        Collegium reiterates recommendation for transfer of Justice S. Venkatanarayana Bhatti to Kerala HC

·        Collegium reiterates recommendation for transfer of Justice M.V. Muralidaran to Manipur HC

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Refugees in India have to fend for themselves – we've been talking to them about how they manage

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Attempts by the Indian government to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have thrust the country’s laws into the spotlight.

Lawyers representing the Rohingyas have reiterated the constitutional right (of citizens and non-citizens alike) to equality, life and personal liberty in India. Meanwhile, the government has claimed such refugees may pose a security threat to the state.

Both sides have been making their case at the Supreme Court.

What effect does this legal precariousness have on the ground? For one thing, it means the majority of refugees in India head for cities – where there is the possibility of anonymity and opportunities for work.

Delhi is often the preferred destination for refugee groups that fall within the UNHCR’s mandate. In the capital, these groups have the possibility to get refugee certificates and access to certain support services, such as education, health, livelihoods, and legal counselling.

However, these services are limited in number, reach, and budget. They can also be curtailed at short notice. Often, refugees in urban India can only rely on themselves.

Self-help groups

Self-organised social safety nets look different for different groups. In the early 1990s, nearly 50,000 Sikh and Hindu refugees fled Afghanistan following a spike in ethno-religious violence. In 1992, a group of them in Delhi set up their own organisation - the Khalsa Diwan Welfare Society (KDWS) - dedicated to the support of their refugee community. KDWS is funded through membership fees, and helps other Sikh and Hindu Afghan refugees (numbering around 15,000 in Delhi) struggling to receive the assistance they need from the Indian government.

It focuses on education and skills development, including teaching devotional music, language classes, stitching, and computer skills. More informally it offers reconciliation and support for domestic disputes and grievances. Because of their perceived resilience and community cohesion, they are viewed as a model refugee community. One of UNHCR’s NGO partners has even used their facilities to run other refugee services.

Chin refugees from Myanmar, too, have their own community support systems. A minority religious and ethnic group persecuted by the Burmese military, they have fled to India in waves over the last four decades and are settled primarily in Mizoram, Manipur and Delhi. In Delhi they number around 4,000 and are largely clustered in the west of the city. The community has a hired floor in an apartment block where – with the support of their church and some NGOs – they run language, computer, and stitching classes, and also previously, their own clinic with a Chin doctor.

As a Christian community, the church is an important part of their urban social safety net. The same goes for Christian Afghans, who number a few hundred in India’s capital and live in the south of the city. “It’s good,” explained a young Christian Afghan to our research team, “because of the church I have some friends.”

A football game between Rohingya and Indian youths.

Some of the Rohingyas have also self-organised. A small number of prominent youths established a Rohingya Literacy Programme and women’s empowerment initiatives, as well as actively networking with the aid community to augment support and services. Their football team the Shining Stars, is an important social initiative offering bridging opportunities to other groups in Delhi, as they play solidarity matches with other teams in the city.

Challenges

The existence of these community organisations speaks of the opportunities that exist in a city. Urban environments more readily provide enough working people in close proximity to enable a membership model (such as with KDWS). Cities also offer malleable spaces, for the transformation of apartments into community centres (such as for the Chins) or wasteland into a football pitch (for the Rohingya Shining Stars).

However, it would be a mistake to laud these community initiatives as solutions to the problem of ensuring adequate refugee protection in India. Many arise due to severe access gaps in Indian public services.

It was the discrimination they experienced in Indian schools and clinics that led the Chins to establish parallel schools and a health clinic. Moreover, not only is sustainability precarious (the clinic run by a Chin refugee doctor had to close when he was resettled), it also reinforces segregation. The same Christian Afghan refugee who praised the support of his church network also spoke about such difficulties. He said: “It is unlucky to be stuck in such a situation [as a refugee] … the loneliness is different.”

The Rohingya youths have established their literacy and empowerment initiatives partly because of gaps in services and lack of staying power of many aid organisations. They describe a lack of funds as preventing sustainability and expansion. “The challenge with this job is that for me to help such people, it requires money,” one explained, “but in my community people are illiterate and poor. How will they pay?”

Moreover, these self-organised communities can exacerbate – or create – community hierarchies, discrimination and exclusion. As another refugee in Delhi explained: “The community leaders are selected on the basis of their connectivity with the NGOs.” This so often means men with a command of English.

While self-organised groups provide essential safety nets for refugees in Delhi, they are clearly not a replacement for governmental and NGO services. India not only urgently requires a robust, inclusive legal framework that protects refugees, the government and NGOs also need to re-approach how they can better support vulnerable communities to access wider public and aid services.

This increased support requires the government to change its restrictive position on humanitarian and development NGOs. Too many, especially those with international connections, are being weakened or closed down with recent changes in laws regulating foreign funding. Many argue this is driven by ideological motives to quash dissent.

This is exacerbating the pressure on already vulnerable refugee communities to make their own safety nets.

This research is a part of a UK Department for International Development (DfID) funded project through the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and their Urban Crisis Learning Fund. Further details can be found at www.iied.org/urbancrises.

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