"Rhododendron News" Volume IX. No. III May-June 2006

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: EDITORIAL: * Growing Abuse Of Human Rights In Chin State... SUMMARY KILLING: * Village Headman Shot To Death... VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: * Burmese Soldiers Rape Mother Of Four Children... TORTURE: * Burmese Army Tortured Village Headman And 3 Villagers * Burmese Police Tortured A Chin Trader And Extorted Money... ARBITRARY ORDERS: * Police Officer Illegally Demanded Huge Sums Of Money From A Female Trader * Burmese Army Demand Bribes From Cross-Border Traders * National Id Cards Withheld For Civilians * Spdc Authorities Illegally Collect Excessive Farm Tax * Spdc Fined A Villager After Killing Her Pig... FORCED LABOR: * Civilians Forced To Cut Timber Planks For The Construction Of Buddhist Monastery In Military Camp * SPDC Forced 25 Villagers To Work In Their Camp Everyday * SPDC Soldiers Force Civilians To Work On Matupi Town Road Extension * Burmese Army Forces Villagers To Repair Army Camps Without Payment * Burmese Army Use Villagers For Forced Portering * SPDC Soldiers Call Villagers To Work For 30 Days * SPDC Use Labor Of Villagers For Personal Profit * SPDC Forced Over A Hundred Local People For Road Maintenance... REFUGEE: * Chin Refugee Community In Malaysia Held 5 Funerals In A Week * CHRO Called For Action (Letter Writing Campaign)... OPINION: * A Legacy And A New Battle Cry * Judging Our Political Parties... STATEMENT: * Statement Of The First Chin National Assembly * Chin Freedom Coalition Statement To Support Dr. Salai Tun Than?s Mission For The Re-Emergence Of Democracy In Burma... BACK COVER POEM: * A Traumatised Child

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Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO)

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2006-06-00

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2006-09-02

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  • Individual Documents

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English

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