BCA celebrates Australian Government commitment to global arms embargo against Burma
August 12, 2009
Media Release from Burma Campaign Australia Burma Campaign Australia congratulates the Australia Government for committing to support a global arms embargo against Burma for the first time today. Defence Minister…
British Trade Unions call for global arms embargo
August 11, 2009
From the Trade Union Congress TUC condemns Aung San Suu Kyi sentence Commenting on the sentencing of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi today (Tuesday), to a further 18…
EPCB condemns sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi and calls for UNSC Arms Embargo
August 11, 2009
The European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma (EPCB) today strongly condemned the sentencing and continued detention of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The caucus called for a global…
British Prime Minister calls for global arms embargo
August 11, 2009
The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has released the following statement responding to the news that Aung San Suu Kyi will spend a further one and a half years under…
Suu Kyi Convicted – Time For Global Arms Embargo Against Burma
August 11, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today strongly condemned the Burmese military dictatorship for continuing to detain Burma’s democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and called on the United Nations Security Council…
Archbishop Tutu Backs Global Arms Embargo on Burma
July 30, 2009
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, writing today in The Guardian newspaper in the UK, has called for a global arms embargo against Burma, accusing countries supplying arms to Burma of complicity with…
European MPs call for a global arms embargo to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
June 22, 2009
Parliamentarians from 16 European countries, members of the European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma (EPCB), today called on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to immediately impose a global arms embargo against…
Governments must turn words into action for Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma
June 19, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the unprecedented number of statements in support of Aung San Suu Kyi, but called for words to be turned into action this time. Aung…
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes EU Statement on Attacks on Karen
June 11, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today warmly welcomed a statement by the Presidency of the European Union condemning a Burmese Army offensive against civilians in Karen State, Burma. It is the…
Mortar Bombs Hit Ler Per Her IDP Camp – Up To 200 Used As Slave Labour
June 8, 2009
The British government and United Nations have remained silent about a new military offensive in Karen State, Burma, which has forced around 4,000 people to flee their homes. There are…