"Rhododendron News" Volume XII, No IV, July-August 2009

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Contents: EDITORIAL: Two Years On: Survival Crisis Continues in Chin State... HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS: Sexual Abuse against Women: SPDC Cabinet Minister & His Aides Accused of Rape... Military Officers Accused of Spoiling Young Girls..... Freedom of Religion: Church Construction Decreed to Stop... Christians Forced to Donate for Inauguration of New Buddhist Pagoda... Religious Assembly Restricted... Forced Donation and Labor Exacted to Build Buddhist Pagoda..... Forced Labor: Civilians Forced to Replant Jatropha... Forced Porter Demands on the Increase... Municipal Authorities Demand Forced Labor... Child Students Made to Work for Teachers? Profit..... Extortion & Arbitrary Measures: SPDC-backed Women Organization Collecting Forced Membership Fees... Security Forces Extort from Cattle Traders... Excessive Charges Imposed on Phone Use... Money Collected from Public for New Electricity Generator..... 2010 Elections: Chin Villagers Forced to Endorse the 2010 Elections... SPDC Seeks Support for Elections through Promise of Development Aid... Chin Students Barred from University Campus Residence Ahead of 2010... Internet Cafes Shut Dow... Forced Recruitment to Join USDA..... Others: School Building Project Still on Hold Due to Corruptions... Farmers Cheated of 1 Million Kyats of Pooled Development Funds... Refused by Hospital for Having No Money, Cancer Patient Died... USDA Members Go Unpunished Despite Failing to Comply with Official Orders..... FOOD CRISIS IN CHINLAND: More than 30 Chin Families Flee to Mizoram... Crops Destroyed by Grasshoppers in Chin State... Chairman of Chin State Bars Foreign Aid... Increase in school dropouts in border areas of Chin state... Chin Famine Aid Live Concert in three European countries.

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Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO)

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2009-08-00

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2009-12-01

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  • Individual Documents

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English

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