Nikkei Asia BANGKOK — As they flee across the mountainous terrain along Myanmar’s northwestern border into India, refugees from the Chin ethnic minority bring stories of shelled towns and torched houses, the result of the Myanmar military’s growing onslaught. The accounts from Thantlang, one of the main towns in Myanmar’s Chin State, are more searing
Radio Free Asia A rights group is demanding justice after soldiers loyal to Myanmar’s junta allegedly raped two young women while raiding a village in Chin state’s Tedim township, saying the incident highlights how the military has used “sexual violence as a weapon” since seizing power in a February coup. On the evening of Nov.
The New York Times For decades, armed conflict, political repression and targeted campaigns against minorities have forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave the country. Now many more are expected to follow. By Sui-Lee Wee Terrified farmers and families with children in Myanmar are fleeing into India as the military junta that seized power
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
This document details human rights violations committed by SAC actors during August and September, 2021. Attacks on the civilian population and civilian infrastructure initiated by the State Administration Council (SAC) junta have become increasingly relentless in western Burma/Myanmar since August 2021. Junta soldiers operating in Chin State and parts of Sagaing and Magwe Regions, under
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
CHRO Individual Submission to Universal Periodic Review (3rd Cycle) of Myanmar under the United Nations Human Rights Council. Click the link below for a full PDF version CHRO_UPR_DOC
An Assessment on the Current Context of Human Rights for Chin Stable and SecurePeople in Burma/Myanmar
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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.