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Imphal: The United Naga Council is calling for UN intervention to stop alleged land transfers to Myanmar and address systemic violence in Manipur. The apex body filed a petition with the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on July 24. They demand an immediate freeze on border re-demarcation in the Chandel and Kabaw Valley sectors.
Naga leaders claim the Ministry of External Affairs is using a $3.22 billion fencing project to bypass tribal consent. The council points to unresolved pillar designations at Choro Khunou, Molcham, and Moreh. They insist on the Free, Prior, and Informed Consent of local indigenous communities before any border work continues. The group also demands that the Indian government honors the August 3, 2015, Indo-Naga Framework Agreement.
Violence is rising. The UNC documented 18 civilian abductions. Six Naga men were murdered after being transferred to the KNF-P, a faction operating under a Suspension of Operations agreement. The council explicitly connected political power to the crimes. They stated, "The commander of the implicated network, ST Thangboi Kipgen, is married to Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen, which it argues creates severe political pressure and compromises the integrity of local investigations."
The group seeks a team under the Minnesota Protocol to investigate a May 7, 2026, attack by the Kuki National Army-Burma. That assault hit Z Choro, Namlee-Wanglee, and Kaka. They also want a probe into the May 13 extrajudicial executions. UNC president N. Lorho and general secretary Vareiyo Shatsang signed the document. Neither the Indian nor the Manipur government has responded yet.
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