NAMTA
NAMTA stands for North American Manipur Tribal Association. It is a 501c 3 registered non-profit headquartered in Richardson, Texas.[1][2] The organization was founded on May 5, 2023, after the 2023 Manipur violence that began on May 3, 2023 with the aim of helping perpetuate and preserve the heritage of the hill tribes of Manipur.[3]
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| Formation | May 5, 2023 |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Legal status | 501 3(c) registered non-profit |
| Headquarters | Richardson, Texas |
Region | North America |
President | Florence Lowe |
| Website | https://namta.us |
NAMTA response to 2023 Manipur ethnic violenceEdit
NAMTA had written to the National Commission for Women to report the cases of sexual violence against women in June 2023,[4] weeks before the devastating video showing two Kuki-Zomi women being stripped naked and paraded around by a mob went viral in social media.[5]
NAMTA join hands with Bay Area Activists to raise awareness of 2023 Manipur violence in the northeastern state of India. The protest was held on July 30 at Fremont, California in presence of renowned human rights activist like Pieter Friedrich and Shan Sankaran. The group also wrote letters to President Joe Biden, asking him to raise the issue to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit at the end of June. NAMTE also coordinated efforts with the Indian American Muslim Council, Hindus for Human Rights, as well as Indian Christian Organizations.[6]
Concerned by the state sponsored violence in Manipur,[7] NAMTA wrote a letter to World Bank president Ajay Banga, urging to pause funding for the Manipur Infotech Enabled Development Project.[8]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "About – NAMTA". namta.us. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ↑ Ashford, Joy (2023-07-29). "After over 250 churches were burned in India, local religious leaders stage protest". dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑ "May 7 Press Release: – NAMTA". namta.us. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ↑ Ramesh, Mythreyee (2023-07-25). "'Diaspora Supports Us': US Manipur Tribal Association Head on Unrest Back Home". TheQuint. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ↑ Ayyub, Rana (2023-08-01). "A grisly rape case has shaken India. Modi needs to act". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ↑ Lakshmi, Sarah (2023-08-05). "Bay Area Activists Raise Awareness of Violence in India's Manipur State". kqed.org. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑ "FIR against members of fact-finding panel that said violence in Manipur was 'state sponsored'". scroll.in. 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ "NAMTA urges World Bank to stop funding to Manipur Infotech Enabled Development Project". indicanews.com. 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-08-07.