Stand with the women of Burma to end rape and sexual violence
On the international day for the elimination of violence against women, please join us to stand with the women of Burma to end rape and sexual violence. Take action
On the international day for the elimination of violence against women, please join us to stand with the women of Burma to end rape and sexual violence. Take action
Burma Campaign UK director Mark Farmaner said that Bangladesh is “effectively sentencing Rohingya to death” by refusing them entry. “They are fleeing violations of international law and Bangladesh has a responsibility to help. The international community should be pressuring Bangladesh to open its borders and accept international aid being offered to help Rohingya refugees,” Farmaner …
Myanmar is seeking the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim Rohingya minority from its territory, a senior UN official has told the BBC. Armed forces have been killing Rohingya in Rakhine state, forcing many to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh, says John McKissick of the UN refugee agency. Read full story
Media Release by Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK is calling for urgent action from the international community to press the Myanmar government to lift all restrictions on humanitarian in Rakhine State. We are receiving alarming reports from the ground that people are slowly starving to death. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon should …
A British citizen has now been in jail in Burma for two years despite not being convicted of any crime. He has been accused of being part of an international credit card fraud ring. The case of Niranjan Rasalingam is an injustice in and of itself. It also highlights flaws and inefficiencies in Burma’s justice …
Burma Campaign UK today delivered 3164 signatures on a petition calling on the NLD-led government in Burma to take four key steps to start to address the Rohingya crisis in Burma. Read more