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