Description:
Arbitrary Taxation & Extortion Page 3-5:
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Exam fees forcibly collected from middle school students
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Families unfairly charged for remittance fees of govt loan
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Govt employees extorted money from civilians in Chin State
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Govt dept forcibly collected money from land-owners
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Govt Admin Officer exploited loans from villagers
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Army Captain extorted money from local trader...
Forced Labour Page 6:
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Soldiers forced Chin villager to carry military ration
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Army soldiers forced two villagers to buy bikes from India...
Freedom of Religion Page 7-9:
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Current reforms have not extended to freedom of religion in Burma: MEPs
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Thein Sein met Chin officials, leaders on Sunday
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Chin delegation raised issue of religious freedom with Speaker of Burmese Parlia-
ment
Other Human Rights Violations Page 10-12:
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Ferryboat banned, shop blinds removed in Paletwa by soldiers
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Soldiers attempted rape, threatened villagers in Chin State
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?Unfair? appointment of new village administrators
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Disappointment as exams fall on Chin National Day...
Humanitarian & Development Situation Page 13-14:
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Low water levels of Kaladan affect Paletwa in Chin State
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?Stranded? Chins in Kachin conflict in need of urgent help
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Concerns over India?s aid for development in Chin State...
Event & Accident Page 15-18:
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Chins to join Kachin protests against Burma Army attacks
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Public protest to demand electricity supply in Hakha
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CND exhibition opened despite anti-alcohol appeal
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?Chin National Day has returned to Chinland?...
Situation of Refugees Page 19-22:
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Chin Refugees robbed, attacked in Malaysia
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10-year-old Chin refugee missing in Malaysia
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?Enslaved? Chin refugee girls rescued, one still missing in Delhi
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Chin refugees face ?unfair? rent rises, couple locked out in Delhi...
Chin State Government Page 23-24:
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Govt claimed Hakha received electricity at full capacity
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Govt attempt to respond to food shortages in Chin State
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Soldiers accused of trading ?illegal? hardwoods from Paletwa...
Press Release Page 25:
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CSW and CHRO welcome MEPs? letter to EU foreign policy chief on human rights
violations in Burma...
Cartoon Page 26:
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Cartoon by Harnlay & Kocik
Source/publisher:
Chin Human Rights Organisation (CHRO)
Date of Publication:
2013-02-00
Date of entry:
2013-06-06
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