UN Special Rapporteur to make final visit to Burma
12 February 2014: Tomás Ojea Quintana, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burma, is set to make his final official journey to Burma from 14 to 19 February.
Human rights violations unabated in Burma
12 February 2014: The Network for Human Rights Documentation (ND-Burma) said that human rights violations committed by Burma’s authorities continue in the country.
State govt to hold Chin National Day in Mindat
11 February 2014: The government of Chin State says that it will organize a large-scale event to celebrate the 2014 Chin National Day in Mindat town, Mindat Township.
Over 250 Chin children study their native languages in Australia
11 February 2014: The Victorian School of Languages (VSL) in Melbourne, Australia has provided language courses on Falam, Hakha, and Matu to students, originally from Chin State, Burma.
Poverty: a pressing human rights issue for the Chin
09 February 2014: Poverty: a pressing human rights issue for the Chin
CNP renamed Chin National Democratic Party
08 February 2014: The Union Election Commission of Burma has granted the Chin National Party (CNP) permission to change its name to the Chin National Democratic Party (CNDP).
Chin Affairs Minister of Sagaing Region on ‘Chin’
08 February 2014: John Khaw Kim Thang, aka No Than Kap (pictured), who is the ex-president of the Chin National Front (CNF), and currently Chin Affairs Minister of Sagaing Region, speaks out on matters related to the term “Chin”.
Farmers’ land destroyed to make way for Paletwa to Matupi road
07 February 2014: Farmers from Seint San village in Paletwa township have had their rice paddies destroyed to make way for the new Paletwa to Matupi road, a Chin State government project.
Govt department officials extort money from locals in Thantlang
06 February 2014: Unnamed officials in two government departments in Thantlang, Chin State have been accused of extorting money from locals for issuing official documents.
Army soldiers continue attacks in Kachin State
06 February 2014: Despite ongoing peace talks and reform processes, Burma Army soldiers continue attacking villagers in Kachin State.