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The Civil Rights Initiative Internationale (CRII) nationalist president and erstwhile IPS serviceman K. Babu Rao, has powerfully condemned the brutal sidesplitting of three Christian leaders successful Manipur’s Kangpokpi district.
The victims — Reverend Vumthang Sitlhou, Pastor Kaigoulun Lhouvum, and Pastor Paogoulen Sitlhou — were respected spiritual figures known for their enactment successful peace-building, humanitarian service, and reconciliation, the CRII said successful a merchandise present connected Thursday (May 14, 2026).
Mr. Babu Rao and CRII associated caput Suresh Pulugujju said Rev. Sitlhou, erstwhile wide caput of the Manipur Baptist Convention, was wide recognised for his lifelong committedness to justness and communal harmony. They termed the killings arsenic a sedate battle connected quality dignity, spiritual freedom, and law values, informing that the incidental reflects the worsening instrumentality and bid concern successful Manipur.
They expressed interest implicit prolonged taste violence, systematic targeting of Christian minorities, demolition of places of worship, and displacement of civilians. It criticised some the State and Central Governments for failing to reconstruct bid and law normalcy.
Immediate measures requested for
CRII urged contiguous measures, including a judicial probe, extortion of number communities, disarming militant groups, and initiating bid dialogues. It besides called for rehabilitation and compensation for affected families, alongside safeguarding churches and pastors from further attacks.
Reiterating its request for abstracted administrative arrangements for Kuki areas, CRII leaders said this was indispensable for ensuring number rights and security. The organisation appealed to civilian society, antiauthoritarian institutions, and quality rights defenders to cull communal polarisation, and enactment collectively for bid and justice.
