§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received concerning the arrest of several hundred Chin people from Burma who are seeking asylum in the Mizoram state of north east India. [145363]
§ Mr. HainWe are aware of reports of the arrest of a number of Chin people in Mizoram last year. Officials in our High Commission in New Delhi raised this with the Indian Ministry for External Affairs. Officials have also discussed this with the Indian National Human Rights Commission. We are not aware of further arrests.