ASSESSMENT REPORTONBURMESE REFUGEES IN MIZORAM ANDDELHI June 2004 CONTENTSAcknowledgement A. INTRODUCTIONi. The assessment tripii. Strength of the Assessmentiii. Limitation of the Assessment B. BURMESE REFUGEES IN INDIA C. BURMESE REFUGEES IN MIZORAM i. Background:ii. The 17th July incident in Mizoramiii. Repercussion of the evictioniv. Initiatives taken by Mizoram Governmentv. Present situation of the Chins:a. Securityb.
Christian Post http://www.christianpost.com/article/20061104/25778.htm http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070212/25778_Burma%92s_Persecuted_Christians_Plea_Case_in_Highest_U.S._Hearings.htm Christian Today http://www.christiantoday.com/article/burma.delegation.concludes.europe.us.awareness.tour/9526.htm http://www.christiantoday.com/article/burma.delegation.holds.milestone.meeting.with.uk.foreign.office.minister/9272.htm US Committee for Refugees http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1785 http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1504&rid=1179 The Voice of America http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=chin+human+rights+organization&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&fp_ip=MY&fr=yfp-t-501&u=www.voanews.com/burmese/2006-10-25-voa5.cfm&w=chin+human+rights+organization+organizations&d=FXQkV_mdOhg9&icp=1&.intl=us Christian Solidarity Worldwide http://www.csw.org.uk/latestnews/article.php?id=591 Irrawady http://www.irrawaddy.org/aviewer.asp?a=6294&z=154 http://www.irrawaddy.org/aviewer.asp?a=6221&z=154 Mizzima http://www.mizzima.com/MizzimaNews/News/2007/April/20-Apr-2007.html http://www.mizzima.com/MizzimaNews/News/2006/Dec/19-Dec-2006-35.html Christian Solidarity Worldwide USA http://www.cswusa.com/Reports%20Pages/Reports-Burma.htm Earth Rights International http://www.earthrights.org/burmareports/another_yadana_the_shwe_natural_gas_pipeline_project_burma-bangladesh-india.html Relief Web (Burmese Refugees Detained in Malaysia Raids) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6UB96W?OpenDocument Unrepresented Peoples and Nations Organization http://www.unpo.org/article.php?id=6289 Citizen Against
Democracy Newsletter- NEDMarch, 2007http://www.ned.org/publications/newsletters/0307-burma.html On Friday, February 2, 2007, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus Task Force for International Religious Freedom held a staff briefing and discussion on Human Rights Abuses and Religious Persecution in Burma. The Task Force heard from an array of witnesses including representatives from two NED grantees, namely, Victor Biak Lian of
Friday, 09 February 2007By BosNewsLife News Center Burma’s military government denies rights abuses. RANGOON/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife) A delegation of predominantly Christian Chin and Kachin activists ended a visit to the US Friday, February 9, after warning American officials of “the continuing violations of human rights,” charges denied by the Burmese military government. Their week-long visit to
Agence France Presse (AFP) October 25: A rights group that advocates for Myanmar ‘s ethnic Chin minority Wednesday applauded the US government for waiving a law that would allow Chin refugees to come to the United States . More than 80,000 Chin refugees currently live in Malaysia , India and Thailand . Many fled their
MungpiMizzima News (www.mizzima.com) October 20, 2006 – The Chin Human Rights Organisation today welcomed the decision of the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to allow Burmese refugees into the United States even if they have supported rebels fighting against the Burmese government. Rice exercised her discretionary exemption authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act,
By Shah PaungIrrawwaddyFri 20 Oct 2006: Ethnic Chin refugees in Thailand , Malaysia and India are to be allowed to resettle in the US as long as they meet all eligibility requirements, the US State Department announced on Thursday. Applications would be considered even if refugees had provided “material support” to Chin rebel groups such
WASHINGTON-Oct 19, 2006 (AFP) – The United States has waived a law to accept thousands of refugees from Myanmar ‘s Chin state currently living in Malaysia , Thailand and India , the State Department said Thursday. Most of them had fled to the neighbouring nations after battling the military junta in Myanmar . A stringent
Media NoteOffice of the SpokesmanUS Department of StateWashington , DCOctober 19, 2006The Secretary of State, on October 11, exercised her discretionary exemption authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act, so that Chin refugees from Burma living in Malaysia , Thailand , and India can resettle in the United States even if they have provided “material
By Tara Hornwww.chinlandguardian.netDecember 9, 2006-Kuala Lumpur: The Chin Refugee Committee was awarded the Suaram Human Rights Award on December 8, at the annual Suaram Tribute to Human Rights Defenders dinner in Kuala Lumpur. Suaram is a Malaysian non-governmental organization “committed to defending and campaigning for human rights in Malaysia and other parts of the world.”