"We Are Like Forgotten People"

The Chin People of Burma: Unsafe in Burma, Unprotected in India

Map of Chin State, Burma, and Mizoram State, India

Map of the Original Territory of Ethnic Chin Tribes

I. Summary

Methodology

II. Background

Brief Political History of the Chin

Political Reform Since 1988..

Chin Resistance and the Chin National Front (CNF)

Chin Migration to Mizoram..

Economic Conditions in Chin State

Militarization of Chin State

III. Abuses Committed by the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army)

Extrajudicial Killings

Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, and Torture

Forced Labor

Freedom of Association and Assembly

Religious Repression

Restrictions on Movement

Forced Military Trainings and Conscription

Extortion and Confiscation of Personal Property

Sexual Harassment and Violence

IV. Abuses Committed by Ethnic Opposition Groups

V. Life for Chin in Mizoram..

Arbitrary Arrests and Forced Returns

Discrimination

Religious Repression

Livelihood

VI. India's Legal Obligations: A Need for Protection

VII. Recommendations

To Burma's ruling State Peace and Development Council

To the Chin National Front (CNF) and the Chin National Army (CNA):

To the Government of India:

To the State Government of Mizoram:

To the UNHCR:

To ASEAN, the US, EU member states, the EU, Australia, Canada, Japan, and Other Concerned States:

VIII. Appendix

Glossary

Acknowledgments