Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO)

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since its founding in 1995, has been advocating in defence of human rights and democracy, and for restoration of civil and political rights for the Chin people and other ethnic nationalities in the country
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CHRO is available to conference (locally or internationally), Churches, or other groups large or small, for speaking engagements
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Our funders and donors
CHRO Operating Cost including publication and international Lobby and Campaign;Human Rights Training and Capacity Building;Refugee Protection & Supports;Cross Border Food Relief; Donors And Contributors From Chin Churches;Publication
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About us
Chin Human Rights organization (CHRO) is a non-governmental non-profit organization legally registered in Canada with branch offices in India, Thailand and in the United States
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chro_welcome_1Chin Human Rights Organization is working to protect and promote the rights of the Chin people. Decades long violation of the rights of women and children, forced labour, political suppression, racial discrimination religious persecutions committed by the Burmese military regime results extreme poverty and thousands of Chin to flee from their home country in search of survival.

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Founded in 1995, CHRO is the primary rights-based advocacy organization for the Chin people and has worked with Chin communities throughout the world continuously since the very beginning. Over the years, CHRO has nurtured working relationships with the Chin, developed the institutional capacity, and become a trusted voice of the Chin people and a leading and respected human rights organization for Chin communities throughout the world.

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Who we are

chroChin Human Rights organization (CHRO) is a non-governmental non-profit organization legally registered in Canada with branch offices in India, Thailand and in the United States.

Formed in 1995 by a group of Chin activists who began monitoring human rights situation in Chin State and Western Burma along the borders with India and Bangladesh, the CHRO has grown from a small organization to a well-respected and professionally managed human rights organization. Its work is now regularly covered by the international media and cited in various US State Department reports on human rights and religious freedom, the United Nations Human Rights Council reports and several international institutions.

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Refugees

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Thousands of Chin families, men, women and children have fled to India, Bangladesh Thailand and Malaysia and other countries to escape political suppression, forced labour, religious persecution and other forms of human rights violations. It is estimated that at least 60,000 Chin refugees are living in India while about 10,000 thousands more live in Malaysia. Several thousands sought refuge in other countries.
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Humanitarian issues

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As the security and humanitarian conditions of Chin refugees from Burma in neighboring countries, especially in India and Malaysia is worsening, one of the CHRO’s main activities is protection, empowerment and providing emergency humanitarian assistance to Chin refugees. The following are some of the CHRO activities on refugee concern
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Forced labour reports

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Each block of villages in Paletwa area, Southern Chin State, were forced to supply wood of 75 cubic feet per block. The defaulter Hemapi block had to pay the fine of Ks. 60000 to Major Zaw Tun, the battalion commander of Sinletwa. The Battalion, Light Infantry Battalion LIB 538, issued an order that each of the 18 blocks in the surrounding area must saw the wood and send to him.
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