The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) and the Supreme Court Advocates Association (SCBA) on Friday condemned the parading of two naked women in Manipur, terming the incident as a failure of the state machinery in protecting basic human rights and controlling the riots.

Both associations have offered free legal assistance to people affected by violence in the state.

“Deeply shocked and saddened by the videos which have emerged on social and other media platforms about human rights violations in Manipur. The SCAORA condemns the incident in the strongest words. Our collective heads hang in shame against this grossest of human rights violations. Such incidences not only reflect the failure of the state machinery in protecting the basic human rights of the citizens but also its failure of administration and controlling the riots in the state,” SCAORA said in a statement.

In a separate statement, the SCBA said: “We categorically condemn the gender-based violence and humiliation as it has far-reaching consequences on the victims’ physical and psychological well-being.”