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Statement of Chin Seminar
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C h i n S e m i n a r
(From 29 April to 2nd May 1998)
O t t a w a, C a n a d a
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Statement of Chin Seminar
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1. The Chin Seminar, organized by the Chin National
Front(CNF), was attended by 17 Chin compatriots including
elected Chin MP's, respected intellectuals and freedom
fighters from inside and outside Chinland of today's
Union of Burma, was successfully held in Ottawa, Canada,
on April 29 to May 2, 1998.
2. Chinland, a formerly free state, joined the Union of
Burma under the Panglong Agreement.
3. The military regime discarded the 1947 democratic
constitution which safeguarded the Panglong Agreement.
Therefore we, the Chin people, consider ourselves as a
free nation until and unless a constitution which guarantees
our rights is proclaimed.
4. The problem of the Union of Burma started because of
unequal treatment of the nationalities by the successive
Burmese governments since independence. This unequal
treatment has been increased by the military dictatorship
especially in the areas where non-Burmans reside.
5. The military regime has convened a sham national convention
with hand-picked delegates to prolong and legitimize
the military dictatorship. This national convention deepens
the national hatred and suspicions instead of solving the
political crisis.
6. Since the military took over power, there are rampant
human rights violations, religious and racial persecutions
causing an exodus of Chin refugees to India as well as
other countries.
7. The cease-fire arrangement between the military regime
and some other armed nationality opposition groups can
not solve the present political crisis because of the
absence of political dialogue.
8. In order to solve the political crisis of the Union of
Burma and the refugee situation, we demand tripartite
dialogue which has been called for by the United Nations
as well as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. This involves dialogue
between the Burman Democratic Forces, the Burmese Military
and the Non-Burman Democratic Forces.
9. Under genuine democracy and the right of self-determination
in its fullest extent, we are willing to work together
to consolidate unity among all nationalities in Burma to
form a Federal Union.
Date : 3 May 1998
Place : Ottawa, Canada
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