21 June 2013: Fresh armed offensive by the Burma Army troops on Thursday against ethnic Palaungs has forced more than a hundred villagers in eastern Shan Sate to flee their homes, according to the Palaung Women’s Organization.
GENEVA (20 June 2013) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday urged the government of Burma to devote urgent attention to tackling the continuing discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities in the country, warning that failure to act could undermine the reform process.
15 June 2013: Newly appointed Burma Ambassador to Canada, Hau Do Suan presented his credentials to David Johnston, Governor General of Canada on June 10, 2013 in Ottawa, Canada.
25 March 2013: The name of Chin State’s largest Christian organization ‘Zomi Baptist Convention’ will be officially changed to ‘Chin Baptist Convention’ (CBC) with effect from 1 April 2013.
The current government of Burma must stop violating but respect the rights of ethnic and religious minorities in order to achieve its pursuit of transition to democracy, rights groups said.
New Delhi, India – Twelve Chin refugee boys aged between 7 and 13 refused to continue their study at a government school in fear of bullying in New Delhi, India.
In an event that marked the 25th revolution day, the Chin National Front (CNF) said its decades-long struggle has been and will be for Chinland and her people.
18 March 2013: The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) is to hold a series of meetings with senators, congressmen and officials from US State Department in Washington DC this week.
16 March 2013: Leaders of the Naga in Burma rejected a government statement which includes them as one of the 53 Chin tribes.
New Delhi, India – A Chin refugee boy named Joshua has got a serious injury on his left leg after being run over by a truck full of soil in New Delhi, India yesterday.
