Another Wave of Atrocity Crimes in Chin State

4 November 2021 UN Security Council Must Act Now to End Myanmar Junta’s Campaign of Terror We, the undersigned 521 Myanmar, regional and international civil society organizations, call on the UN Security Council to urgently convene a meeting on the escalating attacks in Chin State, and address the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian, human rights and political

Coup Contagion Crisis

BRIEFING : THE NEED FOR URGENT CROSS-BORDER HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE ON THE WESTERN FRONT September 12, 2021: A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Myanmar/Burma’s poorest state following an escalation of fighting in Thantlang and Hakha Townships, Chin State. This adds to a state-wide health crisis following the new wave of COVID-19 infections and an existing humanitarian crisis

Burma/Myanmar Junta: Cease Systematic Use of Torture Practices in Military Interrogation Centers

For Immediate Release 1 May 2021 Burma/Myanmar Junta: Cease Systematic Use of Torture Practices in Military Interrogation Centers The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) is deeply horrified and gravely concerned by allegations of systematic and widespread use of torture at military interrogation centers against activists and civilians arrested and detained by the military junta in

CHRO Demands Accountability for Killing of Youth

For Immediate Release 29 April 2021 CHRO Demands Accountability for Killing of Youth The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) condemns the shooting and death of Felix Thang Muan Lian by the Tatmadaw and demands accountability for the soldiers responsible for the death of the 22-year-old university student from Tedim Township. On 27 April at approx.

CHRO Letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison

16 February 2021 The Honourable Scott Morrison Prime Minister of Australia Canberra, Australia Dear Prime Minister Morrison, Through the kind introduction by our very good mutual friend Senator Dean Smith, I had the privilege of meeting you at your office in Canberra in December 2018, as part of a delegation of Chin community leaders from

List of Political Prisoners and Arrests in Chin State since the initiation of the Coup d’etat by the Military Junta

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 Feb 2021 Since 1 Feb 2021, there have been 45 politically motivated arrests of the Chin population in Rakhine and Chin States. On 1 Feb, 9 members from the democratically elected government were arrested in the middle of the night including the Chief Minister, Ministers of Immigration, Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Social