Process asylum pleas of Myanmar refugees in Mizoram, rights group asks NHRC

Process asylum pleas of Myanmar refugees in Mizoram, rights group asks NHRC

The Hindu

A New Delhi-based rights group has asked the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to process the asylum or refugee claims of Myanmar nationals who fled the military coup-affected country and had taken shelter in Mizoram. More than 50 people belonging to the Chin ethnic group — related to the dominant Mizos in the Northeast — have taken shelter in Mizoram since March 1. At least eight of them are police personnel who had deserted and joined the civil disobedience movement in that country.
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