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SUMMARY:HCRI Landmark Lecture: Bio-Power\, Governmentality of Killing and
  Indigenous People
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DESCRIPTION:For over 63 years since 1958\, unknown to the world \, the In
 dian government imposed a martial law called the Armed Forces (Special P
 ower) Act on 45 million indigenous peoples who live in the region of Man
 ipur and Northeast India\, a geo-strategic region that borders 5 countri
 es. Over 50\,000 have killed in the region besides numerous incidences o
 f rights violations. This is one of the world’s forgotten crisis.\n\nTo 
 protest the martial law and the killings\, indigenous peoples of Manipur
  such as the “Meira Paibi” movement\, Manipur Women Gun Survivors Networ
 k and Families of the Involuntarily Disappeared have initiated strong re
 sistance. The HCRI Landmark lecture draws on the practical field work of
  the speaker and delves on theories of Michael Foucault\, Achille Mbembe
  and Banu Barga et al to build and throw light on how this oppression is
  deepened over the years with massive military camps and control structu
 res. The lecture will also throw light on ongoing strong "necro-resistan
 ce" by the people of Manipur especially the extraordinary struggle by th
 e indigenous women known as Meira Paibis to resist weaponization and mil
 itarisation that demonstrates the strong and sustained resilience and re
 sistance that continues till today.\n\nMs. Binalakshmi "Bina" Nepram is 
 an indigenous scholar and woman human rights defender\, whose work focus
 es on deepening democracy and championing women-led peace\, security\, a
 nd disarmament in Manipur\, Northeast India\, and South Asia. She is the
  founder of three organizations: the Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network
 \, the Control Arms Foundation of India\, and the Global Alliance of Ind
 igenous Peoples\, Gender Justice\, and Peace.\n\nShe has authored and ed
 ited five books\, including Deepening Democracy\, Diversity\, and Women’
 s Rights in India (2019)\, Where Are Our Women in Decision Making? (2016
 )\, and South Asia’s Fractured Frontier (2002)\, Meckley : A Historical 
 Fiction on Manipur (2004).\n\nBina’s work has garnered international rec
 ognition\, including the Anna Politskovskaya Award (2018)\, Women have W
 ings Award (2016)\, CNN IBN Real Heroes Award (2011)\, Ashoka Social Inn
 ovators Fellowship (2011)\, and the Sean MacBride Peace Prize (2010). In
  2013\, the U.K.-based Action on Armed Violence named her one of “100 mo
 st influential people in the world working in armed violence reduction.”
 \n\nBina is also a board member of the world's oldest peace organisation
  namely the Geneva based-International Peace Bureau (IPB)\, the 1910 Nob
 el Peace Laureate and currently a fellow at Harvard University\, Kennedy
  School of Government's Carr Centre for Human Rights.\n\n\nThis event wi
 ll be available both online via Zoom\, as well as being streamed on Sout
 h Campus (venue tbc).
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