In my recent meetings with officials at the White House, I emphasised the important need for action. The Biden administration—and the incoming Trump administration—must stand with us by fully implementing the Burma Act, cutting off the military’s resources, and ensuring humanitarian aid reaches civilians.
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
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. this week joined other Southeast Asian leaders in a high-level sit-down to renew its calls to end the protracted civil war in Myanmar, with the Philippine leader saying “new strategies” are needed to address the conflict. ASEAN leaders, including Marcos, have admitted the bloc’s peace deal with the
They need moral, political, and material support, especially from American Christians with whom they share a historical bond In 2015, as the world celebrated Myanmar’s seemingly democratic shift, United States Ambassador Derek Mitchell made a historic visit to Chin State, a remote region bordering India. It was the first time a US official of such rank had
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.
The Wall Street Journal| While the U.S. Agency for International Development and United Nations agencies continue to operate inside Myanmar, their reach is limited because the junta controls where they can go and to a large degree what they can do. Getting permission to move around involved complex processes even before the coup, but representatives of three aid organizations...
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.
Foreign Policy| “That’s a lifeline,” Salai Za Uk Ling, the deputy executive director at Chin Human Rights Organization, a nonprofit group advocating for the rights of ethnic Chin and other minority groups in Myanmar, said of MOGE’s significance to the junta’s armed campaign.
The Hindu| "These executions, the first in Myanmar in over 30 years, and the absence of fair trials show the junta's contempt for the unwavering democratic aspirations of the people of Myanmar," it said in a statement.
