Attempted rape of Chin refugee woman in New Delhi
A Chin refugee woman who bravely fought off a local Indian man who attempted to rape her has been denied justice.
Protests calling for end to raping ethnic women
25 June 2014 – Hundreds of people staged separate peaceful protests in Rezua and Matupi, Chin State on Monday and Tuesday, calling for an immediate end to sexual violence against ethnic women.
In pictures: protests against rape in Rezua and Matupi
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Matupi medical doctor demands money for free birth certificate
24 June 2014 – Dr. Zaw Thein Kyaw in Matupi, Chin State demanded thousands of money for a birth certificate, which is supposed to be free of charge.
Chin woman seriously injured during attempted rape by Burma Army soldier
23 June 2014 – A Chin woman was subjected to a brutal beating during an attempted rape by a Burma Army soldier from Light Infantry Battalion No. 269 in Rezua Sub-township, Chin State on 10 June.
Chin political party adds voice to growing calls to scrap controversial law on religion
Rangoon, 22 June 2014 – A leading Chin political party has said that Burma’s proposed religious conversion bill, if enacted into law, would violate the 2008 constitution, as well as fundamental human rights guaranteed under the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.
Over 100 Chin refugees protest on World Refugee Day in Delhi
Delhi, 22 June 2014 – More than 100 Chin refugees protested in front of the UNHCR Office in Delhi, India on Friday, demanding legal protection and services in the Indian city.
Chin refugee women abused in their workplace
19 June 2014 – On 9 May 2014, a group of Chin refugee women were assaulted by Indian colleagues in their workplace, on the orders of their Indian boss. The physical assault came after they had already faced discrimination and verbal abuse while working as waitresses at Indian wedding celebrations, which usually take place at night.
Ten-year-old Chin refugee boy slashed in New Delhi
19 June 2014 – Local Indian teenagers viciously attacked a ten year-old Chin refugee boy, slashing his abdomen while he was playing with friends near his home in New Delhi on 6 June 2014. The attack was unprovoked.
Burma urged to scrap religious conversion law
13 June 2014 – More than 80 civil society organizations from 26 countries around the world have called on the government of Burma to scrap its proposed religious conversion law, published in state-run media last month.