DEATH IN A RELIEF CAMP | The Impacts of Prolonged Displacement in Manipur

May 27, 2024
By  Surabhi Singh and Sunil Sharma

Neikochin is among the 67,000 individuals displaced by ethnic violence in Lamka, as local residents of Manipur's Churachandpur district prefer to call this region. A member of the minority Kuki-Zo tribe, she has taken refuge in one of the 115 relief camps established across the district. Basic supplies are available in the camps, but the extended displacement, combined with minimal government aid, has inflicted significant emotional and physical suffering. This crisis has resulted in the deaths of more than 100 displaced individuals, including many children. Neikochin’s 20-year-old son, Haovingly, was among those who died.