The Hmar People's Convention (HPC) was established as a political party in 1986. The group advocates for the rights of members of the

Hmar people Hmar, also spelled as Mar, are one of the ethnic peoples of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo living in Northeast Indian state of Manipur and Mizoram, western Myanmar (Burma) and eastern Bangladesh. Population Manipur In the 2011 census, there were 49,081 Hm ...

(estimated 1,12,535 members per a 1991 census), one of the smaller tribes of northeastern India. The group was formed following the conclusion of peace between Indian central government and the

Mizo National Front The Mizo National Front ( MNF) is a regional political party in Mizoram, India. MNF emerged from the Mizo National Famine Front, which was formed by Pu Laldenga to protest against the inaction of the Indian central government towards the fami ...

(MNF) on 30 June 1986, which did not take into account the Hmar wish for autonomy. Their main demand is to create an autonomous region in the north and northeast of

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...

Sources

* Dena, Lal,''In search of identity: Hmar of North-East India,''New Delhi 2008,

References

{{Reflist National liberation movements Political parties established in 1986 1986 establishments in Mizoram Political parties in Mizoram