518 Launches Campaign for Ms. Irom Sharmila

Repeal The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 (AFSPA)! Release Irom Sharmila! These were unanimous calls among the participants of the Gwangju International Peace Forum and East Asia Human Rights Forum 2007 held this May in Gwangju City, Republic of Korea. 

Ms. Irom Sharmila is being held under judicial custody for her campaign for the repeal of the AFSPA with her fast-to-death advocacy for more than 6 years now. For this, The May 18 Memorial Foundation's 2007 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights Committee have awarded Ms. Irom Sharmila together with Dr. Lenin Raguvanshi the 2007 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights.

The committee acknowledges Ms. Sharmila's non-violent advocacy in the repeal of a draconian law that continues to oppress the citizens of Manipur. Ms. Irom Sharmila is given recognition and honor for her indefatigable efforts to improve human rights in India and the noble cause of social justice. Her example is an inspiration to the many people throughout the world who are striving to attain democracy, human rights and peace.

"A letter was sent to the Indian government to allow Ms. Irom Sharmila to receive her prize but it was ignored" said Mr. Chanho Kim, Director of the International Cooperation Team. As a show of continuing support to Ms. Sharmila's advocacy The May 18 Memorial Foundation is launching a post card campaign to create more pressure to Indian authorities and encourage solidarity among nations to stand-up against oppressive laws like AFSPA.

The post card calling for the Release of Ms. Irom Sharmila and the Repeal of AFSPA will be distributed to The May 18 Memorial Foundation networks both domestic and abroad. The post card can be sent individually to the Indian Embassy of any country or it could be sent to the coordinating organization of a particular place who will then send those collected post cards to the May 18 Memorial Foundation.

The public is encouraged to email us at 518campaigns@gmail.com for queries or visit the English website of The May 18 at www.518.org for other information and details.

Please fill out the attached petition-post card and email to the following:

1. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 
President of India
President's Secretriat, New Delhi
INDIA.
Tel: +91 11 23015321
Fax: 91-11-23017290 & 91-11-23017824
E-mail: presidentofindia@rb.nic.in

2. Mr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of India
Prime Minister's Office
Room number 152, South Block
New Delhi
INDIA
Fax: +91 11 23016857
Email: pmosb@pmo.nic.in

3. The Chairperson
National Human Rights Commission of India
Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg
New Delhi 110001
INDIA
Fax: +91 11 23384863
Email: chairnhrc@nic.in 

4. Hon. Shivraj Patil

Ministry of Home Affairs,

Secretariat, New Delhi - 110 001
Phone: 23092462/23017256

Fax:23794842, 23793716

23794833(fax)

Email:websitemhaweb@nic.in

6. Foreign Missions (Check the contact details of the Indian Embassy in your country through this site) :

http://goidirectory.gov.in/missions.html


Officials of Manipur to send your Email

A) Ministers and MLAs of Government of Manipur

1. Shri Ved Marwah, His Excellency Governor of Manipur govmani@hub.nic.in
2. Shri O. Ibobi Singh, Chief Minister, Manipur cmmani@hub.nic.in
3. Speaker, Manipur Legislative Assembly man-speaker@hub.nic.in
4. Shri K Govindas govindas@hub.nic.in
5. Shri Phunzathang Tonsing, Minister (Power), Manipur manipower@hub.nic.in
6. Shri Th. Debendra Singh, Minister (Industries) debendra@hub.nic.in
7. Shri W. Keishing, MOS ( Fisheries & Govt. Press) wkeishing@hub.nic.in
8.  Advocate General, Manipur ag-manipur@hub.nic.in

B) IAS and MCS Officers of Government of Manipur

1. Chief Secretary, Manipur csecmani@hub.nic.in
2. A R Khan, IAS,Commissioner(S&T) arkhan@hub.nic.in
3. B B Sharma,IAS man-bbs@hub.nic.in
4. Ch Birendra Singh, IAS birendra@hub.nic.in
5. D S Poonia, IAS dspoonia@hub.nic.in
6. Dev Shekhar Sharma, IAS devsharma@hub.nic.in
7. Gyan Prakash, Jt CEO gyan@hub.nic.in
8. Henry K Heni, IAS henry@hub.nic.in
9. Jason A Shimray, Jt Secy jashimray@hub.nic.in
10. L Gangte, IAS lgangte@hub.nic.in
11. L P Gonmei, IAS lpgonmei@hub.nic.in
12. M Lakshmi Kumar, Jt Secy mlkumar@hub.nic.in
13. Md Sajjad Hasan shasan@hub.nic.in
14. O Nabakishore, IAS oinam@hub.nic.in
15. P Bhorot Singh, IAS pbhorot@hub.nic.in
16. P Kipgen, IAS pkipgen@hub.nic.in
17. P Sharat Chandra, IAS pschandra@hub.nic.in
18. R K Nimai Singh, IAS rknimai@hub.nic.in
19. Raikhan Chhibber, IAS rchhibber@hub.nic.in
20. Rajesh Kumar, IAS rjkumar@hub.nic.in
21. RK Angousana Singh, IAS angousana@hub.nic.in
22. S Budha Chandra, IAS budha@hub.nic.in
23. S Jerol, IAS jerol@hub.nic.in
24. S Kunjabihari Singh, IAS kunjabihari@hub.nic.in
25. S Sunderlal, IAS sunderlal@hub.nic.in
26. Saichhuana, IAS saichhuana@hub.nic.in
27. Secretary to Governor, Manipur man-secygov@hub.nic.in
28. Shambhu Singh, IAS man-shambu@hub.nic.in
29. V Chhibber, IAS vchhibber@hub.nic.in
30. V K Thakral, IAS vkthakral@hub.nic.in

C) Departments and other Officers under the Government of Manipur

1. 17th Assam Rifles, Imphal ar17bn@hub.nic.in
2. ADC to Governor, Manipur adc-gov@hub.nic.in
3. AIR, Imphal airimphal@hub.nic.in
4. Board Of Sec. Education, Imphal bsem@hub.nic.in
5. BRTF, Imphal brtf-imphal@hub.nic.in
6. Dept. of Science, and Technology, Imphal dstmanipur@hub.nic.in
7. Deputy Comdt, 33bn BSF, Bishnupur bsf33bn@hub.nic.in
8. Deputy Director, Manipur State Archives, Imphal man-archives@hub.nic.in
9. DGP, Manipur dgp-mnp@hub.nic.in
10. DIG, Police Department, Imphal dig-ops@hub.nic.in
11. Director, Education(S), Imphal diredus@hub.nic.in
12. Director, Information and, Public Relation, Imphal man-dipr@hub.nic.in
13. Director, Minorities and Other Backward Classes, Imphal mobc@hub.nic.in
14. Director, Planning, Imphal dirplg@hub.nic.in
15. Director, Youth Affairs and Sports, Imphal dir-yas@hub.nic.in
16. Doordarshan Kendra, Imphal ddk-imp@hub.nic.in
17. Gauhati High Court, Imphal ghc-imp@hub.nic.in
18. Govt College of Technology, Imphal gct-imphal@hub.nic.in
19. IGP Intelligence igp-int@hub.nic.in
20. J B Negi, IPS jbnegi@hub.nic.in
21. MASTEC, Imphal mastec@hub.nic.in
22. Police wireless, Imphal man-wire@hub.nic.in
23. R Baral, IGP rbaral@hub.nic.in
24. SP, CID (SB), Imphal cid-sb@hub.nic.in
25. T Thanguthuam, IPS thanguthuam@hub.nic.in
26. Kh. Rajen Singh, PSA & SIO sio-man@nic.in
                         rajen@nic.in