evidence: Many of these refugees belong to the same ethnic group, the Kuki-Chin-Zomi-Mizo tribe, that live in the hills of Manipur. [...] The districts of Kangpokpi, Churachandpur, Tamenglong, Chandel, Ukhrul and Senapati are notified as "hill districts" in Manipur. The ethnic Kuki population in Manipur is about 30 per cent of the 28.5 lakh population, according to the 2011 Census. [...] The Kuki rebel groups that have been seeking greater self-determination within Manipur under the Sixth Schedule, signed the Suspension of Operations ceasefire agreement with the Centre and the state government in August 2008.