Imphal: The Kuki Youth Organization (KYO) Women’s Council condemned the continued killings of Kuki women and civilians amid the ongoing Manipur crisis.

In a statement, the council questioned how long the community would have to endure such suffering. It said the women killed were mothers, sisters and daughters whose lives and dignity must be protected.

The council called for immediate protection of civilians, impartial investigations and accountability for those responsible. It also referred to the displacement and loss of life since May 2023.

The council urged the Government of India to move beyond assurances and take decisive action to address the prolonged crisis.

It said the continued violence strengthened its demand for a Separate Administration to protect the safety and identity of the Kuki people and provide them with a future free from insecurity.

The council said the demand was not driven by hatred but was intended to provide a lasting political solution and protect the community.

The statement said the council would not accept the violence as normal, forget the suffering or give up its pursuit of justice and administrative separation.

Activists also raised slogans calling for an end to the killings, justice for women, security for the community and the creation of a Separate Administration.

Reports from the area described the killing of Hatneikim Haokip on the Phaikoh-Molvailup road. The reports alleged that she was abducted, sexually assaulted and mutilated on a jungle road.

Local representatives accused the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) of carrying out such acts and compared the alleged tactics to those used by international terror groups.

Reports further alleged that the outfit had killed 30 Kuki civilians in 2026, including three pregnant women and three pastors.

Critics accused the group of using sexual violence as a systematic weapon of war, driven by an exclusionary and supremacist ideology.

Community leaders and regional observers questioned what they described as the silence of national feminist groups, the National Commission for Women, international human rights organisations and the Supreme Court of India on the alleged atrocities.

Figures provided by local bodies claimed that the group had killed more than 1,100 Kuki civilians, destroyed villages and damaged churches since 1990, with no legal convictions.

They also criticised the ceasefire agreement between the Government of India and the NSCN-IM, alleging that it allowed the group’s cadres to operate with practical impunity while political talks continued in New Delhi.

The demands include the immediate termination of the ceasefire agreement, the designation of the NSCN-IM as a terrorist outfit and a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the latest killings.

Advocates said those responsible must face exemplary punishment to help ensure the safety of Kuki women in the Kamjong and Ukhrul regions.