Rhododendron News - Volume XVI, Issue VI - November-December 2013

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Table of Contents : Freedom of Religion: • Questions over State budget to build Buddhist infrastructure in Chin State • Religious rights raised to Chin Affairs Minister • Thura Shwe Mann to arrive in Chin State on Sunday • Chin pastor slapped in face by govt officer in Arakan • Persecution of Chin Christians stressed in British House of Commons...Humanitarian & Development Situation: • Electric supply reduced in Chin State amidst govt?s promises • Shwe Mann promises to ensure development in Chin State • Assistance provided to Chin villages hit by food shortages • Landslides force village in Falam Township to relocate • Govt fails to keep promises on drug eradication in Chin State...Event & Protest: • CNF concludes public consultations • Over 500 attended Chin National Conference • Public rally to protest against KTVs in Kalaymyo • World disability day observed in Hakha • Paletwa campaign against plan to construct police station...Situation of Refugees: • Chin refugee stabbed by Indians in Delhi • Delhi Chin refugees worried as court deals with attempted sexual assault case • 21-yr-old Chin killed in car accident in Malaysia...Other Human Rights Violations: • Disappointment over Shwe Mann?s meeting schedules in Chin State • Chin USDP members forced to wear uniform • Chin athletes disappointed over selection process for SEA Games • Another Chin athlete excluded for SEA Games • Chin bodybuilder deselected for SEA Games...Statement: • Statement of the Chin National Conference • CHRO at UN forum on Minority Issues

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Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO)

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2013-12-00

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2014-12-14

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English

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