Description:
Arbitrary Taxation & Extortion:
Students Ordered to Buy Calendar and Pay General Fees;
Money Extorted as Taxes for Cattle from Local Traders;
Police Extorted Money from Local Cattle Traders;
Money Forcibly Demanded for Fire Precaution and Electric Meter Box;
Authorities Extorted Money from Local Traders...
Forced Labor:
Chin People Subjected to "Crimes against Humanity" by Burma Army;
Locals Forced to Search for Two Soldier Deserters;
Villagers Forced to Pay Staggering Amount to Avoid Relocation;
Villagers Forced to Contribute Thatch and Bamboo for Military Camp Renovation...
Freedom of Religion:
Church Ordered to Stop Construction, Worship Service and School by Authorities;
Christian Religious Building Ordered to Stop Construction...
Other Human Rights Violations:
Children Conscripted by Burma Army;
Govt. Employees in Trouble Following Order by Chin State Chief Minister;
USDP Forced Members to Give Names...
Food Crisis and Humanitarian Situation in Chinland:
Food Crisis Tops Chin Party?s Immediate Agenda;
NLD?s Contributions to Chin Food Crisis Welcomed Amid Blockade by Authorities;
Government Ignored Food Crisis in Thantlang Township...
Event and Protests:
University Students Protest Against Rising Bus Fares in Kalay;
Chin Photo Exhibition on Display at Thai University;
Celebration of ?Chin National Day? Banned in Chin State...
Situation of Refugees:
Chin Refugees in Nu Po Camp Fear Attacks from Burma Army;
Refugees Face Daylight Extortions by Police in Malaysia;
Chin Refugees Get Surprise Visit from UN Rights Expert...
Chin National Day:
Leaders of Chin National Day Celebration Detained in Tedim;
Frustration against Forced Celebration of ?Chin State Day?...
Democracy and Equality: the True Spirit of Chin National Day...
Poem & Cartoon: The Day That Makes Chin Proud;
Cartoons by Vapual and Kocik;
Source/publisher:
Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO)
Date of Publication:
2011-02-00
Date of entry:
2011-03-17
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
- Human Rights
- Discrimination
- Race or Ethnicity: Discrimination based on
- Racial or ethnic discrimination in Burma: reports of violations
- Racial or ethnic discrimination in Burma: reports of violations against specific groups
- Discrimination against the Chin (Zo)
- Discrimination agains the Chin (Zo) magazines
- "Rhododendron News" ("Rhododendron" or "Rhododendron publication") -- magazine of the Chin Human Rights Organization.
Language:
English
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