By Salai Za Ceu LianChinland Guardian May 9, 2004: Even if the military generals implement the process of constitution in their sponsored convention by compelling the participants to approve it, we are not going to accept the outcomes as the would-be-seen result is illegal.   Indeed, convening the national convention without finding means first to end

By Chin Forum Working Group IConstitution Drafting CommitteeTo view the full text please go to www.chinforum.org A.     Reunification of Union of Burma as a Federal Union The constituent units of the Union under the Constitution of Union of Burma at present can choose to reform the Union if the 1947 Constitution of the Union is

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILSixth sessionAgenda item 4HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation ofhuman rights in Myanmar, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, mandated by resolution S-5/1 adopted by the Human Rights Council at its 5th Special Session* _______________* The annex to the present report is circulated as received in

By Rev. Dr. Chum Awi 1. CHIN STATE It is situates in the North-Western part of Burma. The State borders with Bangladesh and India in the West. It is full of mountains and deep valleys. These make communication difficult. People speak various dialects. The population is estimated 400000. People are dependent on slash and burn

David I. Steinberg (Georgetown University ) Background: The issue of the status and authority of the one-third of the population of Myanmar (Burma), composed of diverse indigenous non-Burman peoples, remains the most intractable of the problems facing the Burmese state since independence in 1948.1 The sharing of political power in some manner acceptable to the

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONSby International Crisis Group Since the 1988 uprising and 1990 election in Burma/Myanmar, foreign governments and international organisations have promoted democratisation as the solution to the country’s manifold problems, including ethnic conflict, endemic social instability, and general underdevelopment. Over time, however, as the political stalemate has continued and data on the socio-economic

By Richard Zatu Can you identify a Chin national in the streets of Yangon, Mandalay or elsewhere? Chances are that you can’t. However, you’ll be able, most of the time, to tell an Indian or a Chinese by the colour of his skin. But it is difficult, sometimes impossible, to differentiate other racial groups of

Kanbawza Win “Hope for the Best but Prepare for the Worst” is the unforgotten speech given by our beloved leader Bogyoke Aung San when he came to London to negotiate for independence of the Union of Burma. The speech implies that if we cannot achieve it by peaceful negotiations we will have to fight for

by Canadian Friends of Burma Although Burma is thousands of kilometres away, Canadians are very much connected to this Southeast Asian country of 50 million people. Ever since Burma’s military regime opened the country up to foreign trade and investment in 1989 for the first time in three decades, Canada’s corporate sector has been conducting

The international community was still far from developing a common approach to continued human rights abuses in Burma. In March, fourteen governments were represented at a meeting in South Korea convened by the United Nations to discuss how to advance Burma’s political development. They included the U.S., Australia, Canada, and several E.U. and Southeast Asian