Chin National Day



Every nationality has its own national day. We, the Chin people, also have our own national day which falls on 20th February every year. The Chin National Day did not come into being accidentally out of narrow nationalism and patriotism, but it came into existence as a result of the slow and steady struggle against the hereditary feudal system, colonialism and imperialism. We were able to get our national day because of our national unity.



Under… Continue

A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF CND



BY SALAI KEE LE AWM







Now a day, we can say easily that Chin Affair Council held a meeting on 9th September 1950 at Rangoon and adopted Chin National Day, but the Chin National Day was borne out of the period long struggle of independence and democracy by Chin people which shall not to be forgotten.







Followings are the basic historical milestone dates regarding Chin Nationl Day.



(1) 20th February… Continue

10 June 2009: Chin people are being forced to construct a road in Kanpelet Township by the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) in Kanpelet Town, Southern Chin State, in western Burma.





Chin People made to construct road without wages by USDA



"We have started work from April. A link road between Hmuchinding and Cin dwe villages, a stretch of 30 miles, will allow motor cars to travel on the road. The construction work is being led by USDA with 20… Continue

By Jacob Zenn



During the summer of 2009 I interned with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. My work at UNHCR was aimed at determining who fit the international law definition of a refugee and then providing assistance to refugees under the mandate of UNHCR. Other NGOs could also provide assistance to refugees in need of support, but UNHCR has legitimacy from UN and very few organizations can exert pressure on domestic governments like UNHCR.… Continue