UNHR expresses concern over attack on Manipur activists' house

Guwahati: Following vandalization of house of rights activist Babloo Loitongbam in Manipur, the United Nations Human Rights (UNHR) on Friday has expressed concern. UNHR urged the authorities to protect him, his family and home and hold perpetrators accountable.

Reacting on the incident in which Loitongbam's house in Imphal city was vandalised by some activists on Thursday night, the UN Human Rights said in the X : “We are alarmed by threats to human rights defender Babloo Loitongbam by Meitei Leepun & Arambai Tengol groups in Manipur for speaking out on inter-communal violence since May.

We urge authorities to protect him, his family & home, & hold perpetrators accountable.”


A senior police officer who does not want to be named told ET, “ Some 30 to 35 people vandalised the house of Loitongbam at Kwakeithel area of Imphal West district on Thursday night. Loitongbam is now outside the country and no body of his family was injured in the attack. There was some damage to his house.”

The mob was demanding a clarification and apology on his recent statements he made to the local media over the demolition of churches and role of certain organisations in the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur.

Mob had earlier gone to the house of former Additional Superintendent of Police Thounaojam Brinda and sought her clarification and apology over her comments on certain Manipur organisations.

Brinda, after retiring from service unsuccessfully contested the Manipur assembly elections last year on Janata Dal (United) ticket from the Yaiskul constituency.

Meitei Leepun and Arambai Tengol, two Meitei community organisations, also urged the people to boycott both Brinda and Loitongbam for their “misleading remarks”.