Editorial

 Rising violence against women: Ekta dangor crisis, juntu turan action lage

Nagaland, juntu women khan karone safe jagah hisap te jana jai thakishe, etiya biya para uthi ase  violence against women. State authority aru women support centre khan laga latest report te dekhaishe ki gender-based violence laga case barhi jai ase, aru etu upward trend ekta dangor tension tolai thaka ahishe. Etu number khan matra statistics nohoi— society te olop olop change hobo, silent suffering aru system te thaka problem khan etiya clear hoi thakishe.

State report hisap te, One Stop Centre khan 1,500 para beshi case handle kuri dishe, aru 181 Women Helpline te 3,000 para beshi distress call aji tak record kora ase. 2023-te register kora crime against women 49 (2022) pora 56 hobo, aru etu last 4 sal laga highest number ase. Sobse dukh laga hoishe— 77% case sexual offence laga ase, juntu te minor khan bhi involve ase. Etu sob dekhaishe ki ground reality dangerous direction te jai thaki ase.

Kopai bole pare ki report barha manne awareness barhi ase, kintu real situation te violence barhi hoi thaki ase. Dimapur te recent molestation case aru bar bar hobo thaka domestic violence aru harassment incident khan public trust ke disturb kuri dishe. Civil society group khan strongly condemn kuri ase aru fast justice demand kuri thaki ase.

Government laga “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign ekta bhal step ase, kintu etu khali enough nohoi. Symbolic program khan te deeply rooted gender bias, stigma aru system te thaka weakness ke solve nohoi. Naga society karone ekta long-term, serious plan require ase.

Support system ke strong kora etu first priority lage. One Stop Centre khan ke fund, trained staff aru good outreach dibo lage. Police khan ke gender violence case handle kuri bole sensitive training aru proper support dibo lage. Fast investigation aru prosecution ensure kuri bole mandatory ase.

Community laga role biya important ase. Nagaland te church, student body, tribal organisation khan always influence thake. Tai khan active hoi stigma break kuri bole, victim ke support kuri bole, aru harmful mindset ke stop kuri bole help kuribo paribo.

Cyber-violence bhi barhi thaki ase. Young generation online te active hoile harassment, blackmail, digital abuse bhi upur upor barhi ase. State te digital safety awareness school aru youth group te introduce kuri bole time ahi jai se.

Nagaland ekta crossroad te ase. Women against violence barha jane state laga identity, safety aru unity ke challenge kuri thaki ase. Jodi etu crisis ke timely aru serious action naloile, affect dangor hobo. Safe Nagaland banabo nimite khali campaign nohoi, justice, equality aru sob manu laga responsibility bhi lage.