Born-March 14, 1972
Kongpal, Imphal, Manipur, India
Occupation-Civil rights activist, Political activist, Poet
Parents-Irom c Nanda (father)
Irom Ongbi Sakhi (mother)
Since 2 November 2000, she has been on hunger strike to demand that the Indian government repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA), which she blames for violence in Manipur and other parts of India's northeast. Having refused food and water for more than 500 weeks, she has been called "the world's longest hunger striker".Read more