For 30 years, the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) has been at the forefront of promoting human rights, transforming lives, and making lasting impacts. CHRO’s journey is best understood through three significant decades of achievement, each representing critical milestones in the organization’s evolution. CHRO’s strategic vision, adaptability to changing contexts, and creative approach to driving
A deadly artillery attacks on 13 August 2024 on a village market in Sagaing killed 11 civilians, including 8 women. The brutal 60mm mortar strikes on civilian targets also injured 10 other vendors and shoppers, including 8 women. Myanmar junta’s continuing war crimes must be punished! မုံရွာမြို့အဝင် မအူဂိတ်မှ ယနေ့မနက်ပိုင်း ဩဂုတ်လ (၁၃)ရက်နေ့ (၁၀)နာရီအချိန်ခန့်တွင် (၆၀)မမ လက်နက်ကြီးတစ်လုံးပစ်ခတ်မှုကြောင့် မုံရွာ-အမြင့်လမ်းဘေး
CHRO is pleased to present a collection news coverage of our work by local, national, regional and international news media organizations, in reverse chronological order, since 2021 military coup on the human rights and humanitarian situation in Chin State and Burma.
August 15, 2022 The status or whereabouts of two children who were abducted by junta soldiers from LIB 268 on Sunday August 14, 2022 following the raid and pillaging of New Haimual Village, Tedim Township remain unknown.
A 22 year-old woman is dead and two others received bullet wounds, including her husband, when junta troops from LIB 266 operating under Tactical Operations Command in Hakha, opened fire on a traveling vehicle four miles outside of Hakha this morning.
Chin Human Rights Organization has confirmed junta forces from Hakha-based LIB 266 shot & killed a 22 yr-old Church worker at Hniarlawn Village on Monday
In this previously unseen aerial footage, junta's soldiers are seen engaging in setting fire to several houses in Seikpyuye Ward of Thantlang. The visual footage, taken on Nov 26, 2021, provides the strongest evidence yet of direct responsibility of the junta in destroying a town of over 2000 houses with more than 10,000 residents. It also conclusively refutes the...
While Chin people have long sought safety in India, the current exodus has outpaced any previous flight. In just months, roughly 30,000 people have crossed the border, a level of migration that in the past was spread over two decades, according to Salai Za Uk Ling, the director of the Chin Human Rights Organization.
Thantlang, a town near the Indian border, has also been emptied of its people after four months of heavy fighting, according to the Chin Human Rights Organization. Drone footage shot by the group in October and December and seen by the AP shows fires raging inside buildings and charred churches, collapsed schools and ruined homes. The footage matches fires...
Now, around 2 million square feet have burned, according to The Post’s analysis of available imagery. That represents roughly 30 percent of Thantlang, or about 600 of the town’s 2,000 buildings. Almost all of the town’s shops and businesses were destroyed, according to the Chin Human Rights Organization. How Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw, targeted civilians