Organisations to hold seminar in Dimapur

Kohima, May 8 (EMN): Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR), Naga Hoho, Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA), Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) and the Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) have announced to jointly organised a seminar on ‘Partnering in action towards international campaign for humanitarian norms, gender and child rights protection” on May 10 at Hotel Acacia, Dimapur, from11 am onwards. The resource persons for the seminar will include Prof. Subram Rajkhowa, Director of Centre for Refugee Law Studies and Research GU, who will speak on ‘International Humanitarian Norms’; Dr. Anungla Aier, Principal of Kohima Science College, Jotsoma, who will speak on ‘Gender prerogative-respecting women’; and K Ela, Director of Prodigals’ Home Dimapur, who will speak on ‘Child rights protection.’ Dr. Longri, Member of Legislative Assembly, will deliver the keynote address. According to a press release issued by the organisers, the seminar is an outcome of a training programme attended by representatives of the Naga civil society, focusing on the call to promote and respect International humanitarian norms and to act on the protection of civilians in situations of armed conflicts. The seminar is being organised with the understanding that Nagas are not outside the purview of these issues and concerns and that they have both the moral obligations and responsibilities to engage in these dialogues and analyse our situation at par with the international community, the release added.