Twelve MPs, led by Labour MP Ms Valerie Vaz, have called on the British government to support an international investigation into sexual violence in Myanmar and to fund women’s organisations which help survivors and document abuses, according to the report of an Early Day Motion tabled in the UK parliament on December 2.
Campaign News
Human Rights Group says UK Government Should Support A UN Inquiry of Abuses in Burma Following Damning Report
December 5, 2014
Burma Campaign UK is quoted in Karen News:
“The human rights advocacy group, Burma Campaign UK, has called on David Cameron’s government to support a UN Commission of Inquiry into violations of international law in Burma, amid concerns that the country’s reform process under President U Thein Sein has stalled.
“Anna Roberts , Executive Director of Burma Campaign UK, said that the report showed that Burma’s government was running out of time to convince the international community of its reformist agenda.”
UK MPs call for change of policy on ‘backsliding’ Myanmar
December 5, 2014
Article in Mizzima:
UK MPs have called on the British government to reassess their relations with Myanmar, concerned about continued fighting in the ethnic states, the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, and the effective block on constitutional change.
“This Motion reflects how the mood of Parliament has changed,” Mr Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, told Mizzima on December 4. “There is now a much greater understanding that serious human rights abuses are continuing, and that the reform process is deeply flawed. The British government is also facing growing pressure from MPs over its policy of supporting President Thein Sein.”
UK MPs Group Urges Return of Burma Sanctions if Abuses Don’t Stop
November 28, 2014
Burma Campaign UK is quoted in the Irrawaddy:
“Anna Roberts, the executive director of Burma Campaign UK said, “the Foreign Affairs Committee has taken a much stronger stance on human rights in Burma than the British government. There is a growing recognition of the many problems with Burma’s reform process and of the huge scale of ongoing human rights abuses.”
End Military Impunity For Violence Against Women
November 27, 2014
Article by Zoya Phan of Burma Campaign UK.
“Despite some limited reforms taking place in Burma in the past four years, women in Burma continue to suffer and we continue to require international support. As a country with a strong commitment to ending sexual violence in conflict, Britain should take the lead in building global support for an international investigation into rape and sexual violence committed by the Burmese military.”
Sexual violence by Burmese army still widespread, says NGO
November 26, 2014
Zoya Phan, Campaigns Manager at Burma Campaign UK, is quoted in DVB:
“The London-based NGO’s Campaigns Manager, Zoya Phan, thinks that Britain should take the lead in such an investigation. The group’s press statement quoted her as saying, “As a country with a strong commitment to ending sexual violence in conflict, Britain should take the lead in building global support for an international investigation into rape and sexual violence committed by the Burmese military.”
Burma Campaign UK delivers 2,000 campaign postcards
November 25, 2014
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Burma Campaign UK delivers 2,000 campaign postcards to the British Foreign Office calling on Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond to support the establishment of an international investigation into rape and sexual violence committed by the Burmese Army. The postcards were signed by supporters of Burma Campaign UK.
Celebrity Christmas Auction!
November 24, 2014
Burma Campaign UK is having an auction of special gifts donated by celebrities, including a signed Hagrid wand from Harry Potter, a signed photo of M from James Bond, and signed books by Jane Asher and Phillip Pullman. They’d make great Christmas presents!. Check them out.
President Obama, #justsaytheirname ‘Rohingya’
November 4, 2014
Burma Campaign UK is supporting the campaign by United To End Genocide to tell Obama to #justsaytheirname ‘Rohingya’ when he visits Burma next week. You can support the campaign here: http://endgenocide.org/actions/president-obama-say-rohingya/
Negotiations fail in second case against migrant activist Andy Hall
October 31, 2014
Mizzima news story including our picture from the London protest at Thai Embassy in support of migrant rights activist Andy Hall.
NGO calls for the immediate release of Bi Mon Te Nay journalists
October 31, 2014
Article in Mizzima about our campaign to free journalists at the Bi Mon Te Nay Journal.
“The imprisonment of the Bi Mon Te Nay’s journalists proves that the reform process is backsliding,” said Anna Roberts, executive director at Burma Campaign UK. “Journalists should have freedom to report without being constantly harassed and arrested and thrown into jail by Thein Sein’s government. Burma won’t be able to achieve genuine democracy without press freedom and free media.”
