Farmers’ land destroyed to make way for Paletwa to Matupi road
Friday, 07 February 2014 Written by Chinland Guardian Farmers from Seint San village in Paletwa township have had their rice paddies destroyed to make way for the new Paletwa to Matupi road, a Chin State government project. Three of the affected farmers, who spoke to the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) on condition of anonymity,
Poverty: a pressing human rights issue for the Chin
Sunday, 09 February 2014 Written by Rachel Fleming Rachel Fleming has spent the past four years working as Advocacy Director at the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO). She recently visited Paletwa township, her first trip to Chin State. Here, in the first of a series of articles for Chinland Guardian, she writes about the issue
Chin Human Rights Group Condemns Religious Discrimination
Karen News, John Arterbury, February 4, 2014 A report by a human rights groups claims Chin Christians are facing state discrimination and being denied their religious freedom. Ethnic Chin Christians in Burma’s impoverished Chin State continue to face religious discrimination from Buddhist government authorities, according to a report released by a prominent Chin human rights organization. Chin
Chin rights group issues damning report
By Bill O’Toole | Myanmar Times | Friday, 24 January 2014 Discrimination against the Chin ethnic group remained prevalent nationwide last year, the Chin Human Rights Organization said in its annual report. An ethnic Chin man smokes a pipe in Chin State. (Wa Lone/The Myanmar Times)An ethnic Chin man smokes a pipe in Chin State. (Wa
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The state of freedom of religion or belief for Chin in Burma/Myanmar 2013
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India–Burma Transit Route Impact Feared by Tribespeople
Activists want authorities to address dislocation, pollution concerns By Venus Upadhayaya, Epoch Times | January 17, 2014 BANGALORE, India – Activists and environmentalists are concerned that the 242-mile-long Kaladan transit project linking India’s northeast to Burma is being built without input from the people who live along its length. The project involves new roads and