STATEMENT OF CHIN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION   ON   THE US PATRIOT ACT OF 2001   AND   THE REAL ID ACT OF 2005   April 17, 2006   CHRO is deeply concerned about provisions of the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001 and the REAL ID Act of 2005 that are hindering Chin asylum seekers

Chin Human Rights Organization 25 October 2006   The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) applauds the recent action taken by the U.S. Department of State and the tireless efforts of the many advocates, organizations, and concerned individuals to secure a waiver of adverse provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act for Chin refugees living in Malaysia,

For Immediate Release   CHRO Welcomes the Publication of “Carrying the Cross     CHRO Welcomes the Publication of “Carrying the Cross: the Military Regime’s Campaign of Restriction, Discrimination and Persecution of Christians in Burma,” Calls for UN Special Rapportuer on Religious Freedom and Belief to Investigate Abuse of Religious Freedom in Burma   9

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2007   Worldwide Chin Communities Condemn Religious Persecution in Burma and Urge UN Investigation   Worldwide Chin communities endorse CSW report and support the introduction of an Early Day Motion in the British House of Commons urging the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief to investigate.

CHRO CONCERNED BY REMARKS OF MALAYSIA’S HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER   8 February 2007   CHRO is deeply concerned and dismayed by the recent statements made by Malaysia’s Home Affairs Minister, Datuk Seri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, regarding United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia. CHRO urges the Minister to consider the implications of his

For Immediate Release   CHRO CONDEMNS SUMMARY EXECUTIONS OF THREE CHIN VILLAGE HEADMEN   11 April 2007 Ottawa, Canada   Chin Human Rights Organization condemns the extrajudicial execution of three village headmen in Southern Chin State by troops from Burma Army Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 104 and LIB 304 under Tactical Operation Command II based

28 September 2007 The Chin Human Rights Organizations denounces the SPDC’s recent crackdowns and killings of peaceful protestors and religious leaders in Burma. CHRO also sends messages of support and encouragement to all the brave and courageous men and women of Burma who are currently rising up against the military regime. In support of the

23 October 2007   Ottawa, Canada: CHRO commends Canada’s recent show of support for the pro-democracy movement in Burma by granting Aung San Suu Kyi honorary citizenship.   Last week, on 16 October 2007, the Canadian parliament overwhelmingly favored a motion put forward by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to bestow honorary Canadian citizenship on Burma’s

For Immediate Release   CHRO Calls to Observe Day of Mourning     December 21, 2007- Berkeley: The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) is calling Chin community around the world to observe Sunday December 23 as a day of mourning that the entire Chin communities around the world are shocked and saddened to learn the

For Immediate Release   18 March 2008       Critical Point: Humanitarian Disaster in the Making in Western Burma       Ottawa, Canada: Chin Human Rights Organization is calling for urgent and concerted international relief efforts to address growing humanitarian crisis in Chinland that has brought much devastation to hundreds of villages along