The Observers (France24): Salai Za Uk Ling is Deputy Executive Director the Chin State Human Rights Organisation (CHRO). He is a Baptist Christian and along with his team, Salai Za Uk Ling documents abuses committed by the country’s army. They have counted more than 50 church attacks since February 2021 in Chin State, which range from aerial bombardments to ransacking by ground troops
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
(VOA) BANGKOK — Rights groups say Myanmar’s junta is tightening its chokehold on humanitarian aid flows to thousands of families driven from their homes by fighting since a Feb. 1 coup, deliberately starving civilians of lifesaving supplies to try to crush a growing armed resistance. The United Nations says fighting between the military and a
Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Monday said that his government would continue to make efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Myanmar nationals who fled their country following a military coup and took refuge in the north-eastern state. During his interaction with leaders of Myanmar nationals, Mr Zoramthanga gave an assurance that his government will
An Assessment on the Current Context of Human Rights for Chin Stable and SecurePeople in Burma/Myanmar
The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) is deeply concerned by the displacement of hundreds of Chin civilians, mostly women and children from the Mara, Chin community in Paletwa Township, southern Chin State.
On March 8, 2010 Burma’s military regime State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) announced that elections would be held on November 7. But it was immediately obvious that the ruling military junta would not allow independent observers to monitor the country’s first polls in 20 years. In response, the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) developed
4 August 2015 The Myanmar government has appealed for international aid amid floods which have killed at least 46 people and affected more than 210,000. Four areas in the country have been declared disaster zones with widespread flooding and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rain. Many areas are still completely cut off by high waters
By Jaiden CoonanOn Thursday, 6 August 2015 The United Nations World Food Program is preparing to bring in much needed aid to the isolated Chin State, yet transportation is making it difficult, as Kalay myo has become an island. A Member of the WFP’s Emergency Response Team, Johnny told Mizzima that the impoverished state is
By SALAI THANT ZIN / THE IRRAWADDY| Thursday, August 6, 2015 | PATHEIN, Irrawaddy Division — Food is in short supply in much of northwestern Burma’s Chin State, where two main cities have been cut off by landslides caused by heavy monsoon rain in recent weeks. Some supplies have reached the capital, Hakha, and Falam