“These attacks are not only cowardly—they are criminal,” said Salai Mang Hre Lian, Human Rights Program Manager at CHRO and recipient of the 2024 U.S. Department of State Human Rights Defenders Award. “Bombing villages, churches, and children in the middle of a humanitarian disaster shows the junta’s utter contempt for life, faith, and the laws of war. This is a...
The sanctions also act as a deterrent to those civilians considering aligning themselves with the State Administration Council (SAC) in light of the planned elections announced by the junta. These elections are widely viewed as an attempt to legitimize the military’s rule, and there will be individuals willing to collaborate to secure personal or political gain. Sanctions like these...
The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) is proud to stand alongside 45 other organizations in endorsing the joint statement on the four-year anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar. This statement is a powerful call for international action to hold the junta accountable for the heinous atrocities it has committed against the people of Myanmar,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2025: In response to the U.S. suspension of aid to Myanmar, the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) urges the UK, EU, Canada, Australia, and other Western allies to increase support toward urgent humanitarian assistance. The escalating military violence and widespread displacement have created a dire situation where delayed or inadequate
We call for the immediate diplomatic and political isolation of the junta, along with comprehensive and effective economic sanctions, to ensure accountability for those responsible and to bring an end to the violence. The international community must stand united in safeguarding the lives and dignity of Myanmar's civilian population.
The CSO representatives raised grave concerns regarding the recent signing of new agreements and the presenting of credentials to the illegitimate junta by some of the UN Agencies working inside Myanmar, including the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN International Children's Emergency Fund and UN Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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.
It is now particularly timely for ASEAN to review its relations with the junta and to stop enabling them, including, by expelling or suspending Myanmar from the regional bloc's membership altogether.
Junta troops from Light Infantry Division 11 and 77 are occupying the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Kanpetlet starting from December 11. The same units were accused of the brutal killing of pastor Om Kuai of the Kanpetlet Church of Jesus Christ on Sunday, December 12. He was arrested by the soldiers on his way
The Chin Human Rights Organization observes this year’s International Human Rights Day with our full support behind the Silent Strike across the country. On this auspicious occasion, we renew our commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights and democratic ideals, promoting justice and accountability and to ending impunity in Burma/Myanmar. CHRO Team