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Reports
The
Status of Children in India, 9
October 2003
"Refugees"
and "foreigners" are not synonymous. This is classic a
case of mixing oranges with apples..... There is no word called
"refugees" under Indian laws. The grant of refugee status
is an adhoc decision taken after considering the political exigencies
rather than examining the actual plight of the victims. While the
Sri Lankan Tamils have been granted refugee status, about 80,000
Chins from Burma have been denied refugee status by the government
of India, having dismantled their camps at Saiha, Mizoram in 1995...........
Read more on refugee rights in India...... More
Campaigns
14/11/2003 Mizoram/Delhi:
Complaint against torture of 80 Burmese refugees on the night of
12 November 2003
07/10/2003 Mizoram:
Protection of the returnee Chin refugees
28/07/2003 Mizoram:
Forcible repatriation of the Myanmarese Chin refugees from Aizwal
by Young Mizo Association and Peace Accord MNF Returnees Association
(PAMRA)
29/06/2003 Mizoram:
Forcible eviction of the Myanmarese Chin refugees from Lunglei areas
Press Releases
05/04/2004: ACHR
calls for protection of Myanmarese refugees and development of refugee
law
14/11/2003: NHRC
urged to intervene against torture and arrest of Burmese refugees
30/10/2003: Vulnerable
children's rights not protected in India, ACHR study
07/10/2003: NHRC
intervenes on Chin refugees
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