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Chamber and committees

Manipur Attacks in North-east India

  • Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
  • Motion reference: S6M-09647

That the Parliament condemns the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, in north-east India, which has reportedly displaced nearly 60,000 people; notes with alarm the particular targeted and sustained attacks that it understands have devastated religious communities in both the Kuki and Meitei groups, including the destruction of places of worship; understands, with great concern, that over 200 churches and at least two synagogues are reported to have been completely destroyed or damaged by mobs; believes over 80 Christians to have been killed during targeted attacks; is committed to the freedom to practice religion and belief without hinderance, and the promotion of respect between different religious and non-religious communities; considers that, when the freedom of religion and belief is under attack, often other basic rights are also threatened, and calls on the UK Government to unequivocally condemn the ongoing violence and engage constructively with the Indian authorities to seek a resolution to the conflict and provide humanitarian aid as far as is practically possible.


Supported by: Fulton MacGregor, Paul Sweeney, Evelyn Tweed