Persecution of Chin Christians in Burma By Salai Bawi Lian: International Conference on Persecuted

PERSECUTION OF CHIN CHRISTIANS IN BURMAA SPEECH DELIVEREDBY SALAI BAWI LIAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOROF CHIN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PERSECUTED CHURCHES COLUMBIA, APRIL 15-16, 2005 Introduction: First of all, I would like to express my gratitude and heartfelt thanks to the conference organizers for inviting me to this important gathering of good Christians

1998 Religious Persecution Report

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

1999 Religious Persecution Report

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

2000 Religious Persecution Report

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.

2002 Religious Persecution Report

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

International Religious Freedom Report

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

Activities

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