- Montag, 16. April 2012 18.00 – 20.30 Uhr In meinem Kalender speichern
„A Measure of Impunity: the Impact of Conflict on Women in Assam and Nagaland“
Opening of the photo exhibition „Unheard Voices“ by Kausiki Sarma and
film screening of the documentary „A Measure of Impunity – The Impact of Conflict on Women in Nagaland and Assam“ by Sanjoy Hazarika
With:
Sanjoy Hazarika (Managing Trustee of the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, India)
Merely connected to the Indian Union by a narrow stretch of land, India’s North East is geographically isolated from the mainland. Being surrounded by China, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, this region constitutes an ethnical melting pot and the arising conflicts represent a particular challenge for India as a sovereign nation and functioning democracy.
The Indian states of Nagaland and Assam have in the last decades repeatedly suffered from ongoing armed disputes between insurgent groups and Indian security forces. These are grounded in secessionist movements as well as in unresolved communal and ethnical conflicts. The political instability and the violence of the conflicts impact the people’s lives in different ways within the region. Just as complex as the origins of the conflicts, as contrasting are the fates of individuals.
The situation in this remote region and its complexity is hardly known of in other parts of India and the world. The Centre for North East Studies and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung have been working together for years to close this information gap and to direct attention to the difficult situation of the people in the conflict areas. The documentation ‘A Measure of Impunity’ shows how the conflicts impact the lives of women and furthermore tries to critically discuss the challenges for the Indian democracy as well as the question about human rights. The political analyst and film maker Sanjoy Hazarika is present and reports on his work in the north east of India.
The Assamese artist Kausiki Sarma has photographically portrayed the stories of women and families who have been victims of the conflicts since decades.
The photographs will be displayed on the Beletage of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung from 16.04.-05.05.2012
film screening of the documentary „A Measure of Impunity – The Impact of Conflict on Women in Nagaland and Assam“ by Sanjoy Hazarika
With:
Sanjoy Hazarika (Managing Trustee of the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, India)
Merely connected to the Indian Union by a narrow stretch of land, India’s North East is geographically isolated from the mainland. Being surrounded by China, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, this region constitutes an ethnical melting pot and the arising conflicts represent a particular challenge for India as a sovereign nation and functioning democracy.
The Indian states of Nagaland and Assam have in the last decades repeatedly suffered from ongoing armed disputes between insurgent groups and Indian security forces. These are grounded in secessionist movements as well as in unresolved communal and ethnical conflicts. The political instability and the violence of the conflicts impact the people’s lives in different ways within the region. Just as complex as the origins of the conflicts, as contrasting are the fates of individuals.
The situation in this remote region and its complexity is hardly known of in other parts of India and the world. The Centre for North East Studies and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung have been working together for years to close this information gap and to direct attention to the difficult situation of the people in the conflict areas. The documentation ‘A Measure of Impunity’ shows how the conflicts impact the lives of women and furthermore tries to critically discuss the challenges for the Indian democracy as well as the question about human rights. The political analyst and film maker Sanjoy Hazarika is present and reports on his work in the north east of India.
The Assamese artist Kausiki Sarma has photographically portrayed the stories of women and families who have been victims of the conflicts since decades.
The photographs will be displayed on the Beletage of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung from 16.04.-05.05.2012
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