Naga issue goes to House of Lords
Lords to listen Naga issue on Human Rights Day: Imphal, Dec 9: Secretary General of the Naga Peoples' Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) Dr Neivetso Venuh will be highlighting the Naga issue at United Kingdom's House of Lords, London commemorating the International Human Rights Day on December 10. A copy of his speech to be delivered on the ocassion which was made available to NNN said, "Nagas are indigenous peoples, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman stock with an approximate 4 million in population and live along the tri-junction of Burma (Myanmar), China, and India. From time immemorial, they inhabit the land lying approximately between 92.5 E and 97.5 E longitudes and 23.5 N and 28.5 N latitudes, measuring about 1,20,000 sq kilometers". Dr N Venuh's speech mentions that in 1832, Captains Francis Jenkins and RB Pemberton, entered the Naga country and led numerous "punitive" expeditions against the Nagas for their resistance which led to open confrontation ...