"Rhododendron News" Vol. XIII. No. IV July-August 2010

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Table of Contents: Elections 2010 * Forcible Training Called in Preparation for 2010 Elections * USPD Wooed Voters by Promising Road Improvement * Tedim Locals Forced to Attend Election Training * USDP Collects Money from Members in Hakha Township * Prisoners to be Released Ahead of Elections Arbitrary Measures * Arbitrary Measures * Burma Army Sweeps Through Arakan and Chin Villages * Burma Army Extorted Money from Local Traders * Soldiers Extorted Increasing Amount of Money from Local Traders * Authorities Collected Tax for Keeping Dogs * Police Officers Extorted 20 Cattle and 6 IDs from Local Traders * Unreasonably High Taxes Collected from Local Traders * Cattle Extorted as Local Traders Accused of Passing Information to Foreign Media Forced Labors and Portering * Locals Forced to Contribute Wood Planks for Military Barrack Construction * Families Forced to Give Voluntary Services to Build Elementary School * Govt Employees Ordered to Plant Coffee to Replace Jatropha * Villagers Forced To Plant Chilies * Govt Employee Asked To Work without Pay * Villagers Forced to Restore Military Camp Fences and Hostel Buildings * Villagers Forced To Carry Military Rations Freedom of Religion * Christian Cross Dismantled In Southern Chin State * CHRO Food Crisis in Chinland * CAD: Rat Infestation Still Hits Chin Villages Situations of Refugees * Chin Community School Thriving despite Limited Supports * Long-Detained Refugees Reunite With Family

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Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO)

Date of Publication: 

2010-08-00

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2011-01-22

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  • Individual Documents

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English

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