AND LIBERTY CURTAILED (The statement of Burmese nationals on Guam seeking asylum in the USA)By Rev. Dr. Hre Kio Burma: Burma, placed between Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand, with a land mass of 261,789 square miles, (678,033 sq km) known as “the rice bowl of Southeast Asia” in the early 1900s, got its
By Victor Biak LianChin Human Rights OrganizationRegional Conference on Protection for Refugees from BurmaChiangmai University, Chiangmai, ThailandNov. 6-7, 2003 I am very pleased to have this opportunity of talking about the situation of refugees from Burma in India. I am equally pleased for this rare opportunity of highlighting the condition of the least acknowledged yet
RAZOR’S EDGESurvival Crisis for Refugees from Burma in Delhi, India Project MajeNovember 2004 The situation for refugees from Burma in Delhi, the capital city of India, has reached a survival crisis point. About 1,500 post-1988 refugees from Burma live in Delhi. An estimated 1,300 or more are of the Chin ethnic group from western Burma,
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.
Religious persecution is a problem of major concern in Chinland. Almost 100% of Chins are Christians. Over the past few years, The Burmese military has been forcing Chin Christian villagers to build Buddhist pagodas in their own villages. The Burmese soldiers have been descrating churches and graveyards by turning them into army camps, disturbing religious
Two Pastors arrested in Thantlang, Chin State Chin Human Rights Organization CHRO received the following report on 20th September 1999 from reliable source. On 26 June, 1999, a soldier of the 266 Light Infantry Battalion led by 2nd Lieutenant Myo Kyaw, deserted his unit, near Tlangpi village. The villagers of Tlangpi and of Farrawn, which
Junta Orders Burning Of 16,000 Bibles, Halts Church ConstructionSource: Chin Freedom Coalition In June 2000, the SPDC officials in Tamu ordered 16,000 copies of the Bible to be burned in Tamu, Sagaing Division that borders India. These Bibles, which were seized last year by the Burmese Army, are in Chin, Karen and other ethnic languages.
Action Alert Chin Human Rights OrganizationDate: July 12, 2002 Denial of Religious Freedom; Christian cross at risk of destruction in Chin State, western Burma Facts of the Case: In March 2002, after a visit to Matupi town by Major-General Ye Myint, Chief of Bureau of Special Operation, and one of the highest-ranking member of Burma’s
2002 US Department of State’s International Religious Freedom Reporton BurmaInternational Religious Freedom Report 2002Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Burma has been ruled since 1962 by highly repressive, authoritarian military regimes. Since 1988 when the armed forces brutally suppressed massive prodemocracy demonstrations, a junta composed of senior military officers has ruled
In Focus At the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO), our mission is driven by a commitment to protect the rights and dignity of the Chin people and other marginalized communities in Myanmar. In response to the escalating conflict, human rights abuses, and growing humanitarian crises, we have developed a comprehensive approach that integrates both human