23 July 2013: Grade 8, 9, and 10 students from three Basic Education High Schools (BEHS) were forced to plant flowers on Sunday last week in Hakha, Chin State, according to the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO).
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.
02 March 2013: Leaders of Chin communities in Malaysia said more than 40 Chin refugees are estimated to have ended up homeless on the streets in Kuala Lumpur.
02 March 2013: A Chin woman has been taken into police custody for ‘fatally stabbing’ her Chin husband in Kansas City of Missouri State in the morning on 28 February 2013.
01 March 2013: Chin female singer Ms Van Dawt Cin, aka Moe Moe, is to release her new Burmese album in Burma on 3 March 2013.
26 February 2013: Communities from Burma based in Norway are preparing to stage a rally in Oslo as President Thein Sein arrives in a non-EU country today.
26 February 2013 – Nay Pyi Taw: A delegation of the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) yesterday met with Thura Shwe Mann, the Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw, the Burmese Lower House of Parliament, to convey their concerns regarding the ongoing violations of human rights in Chin State.
24 February 2013: Concern has been raised over financial aid provided by Indian government for development in Chin State as it will be channelled through the Ministry for Border Affairs.
