Year: 2020

15 December 2020 – The Arakan Army (AA) has released Salai Aung Soe, a local youth leader from Paletwa Township, Chin State after detaining him for over 4 months, according to family members. The family confirmed that he was freed from detention today and that he was taken straight away to the Paletwa town police […]Continue Reading

15 December 2020 – A dead body of a man identified as Sang Tha Lian was found being hanged in a tree near the staff quarters of Hakha General Hospital this morning, making communities alert and worried. Chan Hrem, a leading member of the Health Concern Volunteer Group (HCVG), said that the body had been […]Continue Reading

(Photo: CHRO) 27 November 2020 – In response to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Chin State, the Chin Human Rights Organization in collaboration with local partners provided support and prevention materials for quarantine centres in four townships, Chin State. The organization in partnership with Future Stars in Tonzang, Tedim Youth Fellowship in Tedim, […]Continue Reading

25 November 2020 – A 23-year-old woman currently taking shelter as an IDP in Sami, Paletwa Township, who is visually impaired, was allegedly sexually abused in the camp by a 40-year-old man last Tuesday. The victim, who is known to be an orphan, lives with her paternal uncle’s family after the death of her parents. […]Continue Reading