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Fourteen Nobel laureates including 12 Nobel Peace Prize laureates have been joined by Arianna Huffington, Richard Branson, director Richard Curtis, former Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi and investor Mo Ibrahim in a letter to the UNSC asking that the…

Rushanara Ali MP, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Burma, writes on the the violent campaign against Rohingya Muslims and the urgent need for full humanitarian aid and access to Rakhine state. Read Guardian article

Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new briefing paper, ‘Time for a rethink on policy towards Burma’s military’, calling for a debate on new ways to influence Burma’s military. The commentary briefing paper argues that the international community has yet…

 Global coalition of 110 organizations call on Prime Minister Prayut for reforms Thailand’s use of criminal defamation laws and the Computer Crimes Act to prosecute human rights defenders violates its international obligations and increases risk for businesses that source goods…

The Burmese Army is committing horrific human rights abuses in Kachin and Shan States. We don’t live in a country where our children can be bombed while out playing, but this is happening in Burma. Please send a message to…

The Karen Women Organization add their voice to the 16 days of activism to stop violence against women. In Burmese military operations in Arakan State over the past months, there have been consistent reports received of widespread, systematic sexual violence…

Myanmar is “shooting itself in the foot” by banning workers from going to Malaysia, Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, told the Southeast Asia Globe. “It is the Burmese migrants and their families who will suffer most from this…

The BBC has obtained footage from inside Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where allegations have emerged of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya community. The Burmese military denies it but has banned independent journalists from investigating in the area. Read full story

Statement by the Karen Women’s Organisation 16 Days of Activism to Stop Violence Against Women During this current 16 Day Campaign to increase awareness about Violence Against Women, KWO feels obligated to raise our voices about the on-going use of…

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation Burma Army tortures three farmers, and shoots one farmer in Mong Yen, northern Shan State 1.       Three villagers tortured for speaking loudly On November 13, 2016, three villagers, including a 16-year-old boy, were…