Request for Chin Centre in New Delh

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Subject: Request for Chin Centre in New Delhi


The Centre, that has been serving as the meeting place, the counselling 
centre, the guest house and the class room for Chin refugees in India 
is running short of finance. "the rent has been paid for up to the month 
of April, 1996 and no money is left for the future", stated a letter of 
the Centre's managing committee.

In early 1995, the Chin refugees collected donations and rented a small 
unit in a southern suburb of New Delhi. To accommodate the growing number
of refugees, one more room was added to this Centre in early this year.

Chin Refugee Committee, based in New Delhi has estimated that the number 
of Chin refugees in India is currently over fourty thousand. The 
refugees under the protection of UNHCR are required to report to the 
latter's office in New Delhi regularly.

Before they had a centre, the Chin refugees who went to New Delhi to 
visit UNHCR office could hardly find a place to stay within their budget 
limit in India's capital. A number of refugees who rented a room or a 
unit in the city were told to vacate their room(s) because they let 
their friends to stay with them.

If they are required to vacate their Centre, they will have to face the 
same problem again. Can we help them?

If you can help OR for more information, please contact:

                          Salai Van Kip Thang
                          Chin Centre Manager      
                          Tlang Inn
                          F-184 Ladosarai
                          Mehrauli, New Delhi 110 030
                          India.