NEW EVIDENCE OF ABUSES IN BURMA’S CHIN STATE STRENGTHENS CALL FOR UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY

CHRO_-_new_evidence_of_abuses_in_Burmas_Chin_State_strengthens_call_for_COI.pdf MEDIA STATEMENT: 19 January 2011 CHRO: NEW EVIDENCE OF ABUSES IN BURMA’S CHIN STATE STRENGTHENS CALL FOR UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY   The  Chin  Human  Rights  Organization  (CHRO)  today  welcomed  a  new  report published by Nobel Peace Prize winning organization Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), “Life Under the Junta: Evidence of Crimes Against

Burmese Army Oppresses Chin Christians, Study Says

Burmese Army Oppresses Chin Christians, Study Says Report shows widespread abuses, including murder, rape and forced labor. DUBLIN, January 19 (CDN) — Burmese soldiers are systematically using forced labor, torture and rape to persecute majority-Christian residents of Chin state in western Burma, according to a report released today. Entitled, “Life Under the Junta: Evidence of