The Zomi Revolutionary Organization (ZRO) was formed in 1993 and its armed wing, the Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA), in 1997 following an escalation of ethnic violence between Kukis and Paites in the Churachandpur district of Manipur.

The purported objective of ZRO is to protect the interests of the Paite community from the 'onslaught of any community or group'. It further attempts to bring all Zomi people, divided by state boundaries in various countries, specifically in Myanmar (Chin State), India (Manipur and Mizoram) and Bangladesh (Chittagong Hills Tracts), together under one administrative unit, a Zogam, which means 'land of the Zomi' under the Indian Union.

Thanzlianpau Guite, reportedly a former Member of Parliament in Myanmar, is the 'president' of ZRO and Judgeson, the 'defence director'. K Marx Vaiphei is the as the 'information and public relations secretary' of ZRO. Phanznianpau Guite is the 'president of ZRA, D Kamsuanthang is the 'general secretary' and Jimmy Suanpu the 'information and publicity secretary'.

The outfit's cadres are mostly from the Paite community, and it primarily operates in the Paite-dominated areas of Churachandpur district in Manipur, especially the Singnat sub-divisional headquarter bordering Myanmar. Its activities have also been noticed in the bordering areas in Mizoram and Manipur.