The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) is proud to announce the release of a new episode of the USCIRF Spotlight Podcast examining universal jurisdiction as a growing pathway for accountability for atrocity crimes committed in Burma/Myanmar.
At the core of this conduct lies a fundamental absurdity. A self-appointed regime, instituted without any political mandate or legitimacy, is attempting to act in the name of a sovereign state in order to shield individuals from criminal liability. The invocation of sovereignty in this context is not only legally flawed; it is an abuse of the very principle it seeks to rely upon.
Dili, 4 May 2026: A criminal file accusing Myanmar dictator, Min Aung Hlaing, of war crimes and crimes against humanity has been formally submitted to the Court of First Instance in Dili for judicial review, following the opening of proceedings in February. This is the next phase in the case initiated in January by the Director of the Chin Human Rights Organisation, Salai Za Uk. He alleges that Min Aung Hlaing has command and control responsibility for a series of atrocity crimes in Myanmar’s north western Chin State.
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CHRO works to protect and promote human rights through monitoring, research, documentation, education and advocacy on behalf of indigenous Chin people and other oppressed and marginalized communities in Myanmar.
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Through our work, we envision a meaningful social change and the full realization of the enjoyment of human rights where the equal dignity of all human beings is respected and upheld in a free, just and democratic society.
The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) is proud to announce the release of a new episode of the USCIRF Spotlight Podcast examining universal jurisdiction as a growing pathway for accountability for atrocity crimes committed in Burma/Myanmar.
At the core of this conduct lies a fundamental absurdity. A self-appointed regime, instituted without any political mandate or legitimacy, is attempting to act in the name of a sovereign state in order to shield individuals from criminal liability. The invocation of sovereignty in this context is not only legally flawed; it is an abuse of the very principle it seeks to rely upon.
Dili, 4 May 2026: A criminal file accusing Myanmar dictator, Min Aung Hlaing, of war crimes and crimes against humanity has been formally submitted to the Court of First Instance in Dili for judicial review, following the opening of proceedings in February. This is the next phase in the case initiated in January by the Director of the Chin Human Rights Organisation, Salai Za Uk. He alleges that Min Aung Hlaing has command and control responsibility for a series of atrocity crimes in Myanmar’s north western Chin State.