Burma Campaign UK
“There is only one person in Burma who can order the soldiers to stop killing Rohingya civilians and stop burning down villages,” Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, told the Turkish news agency. “The international community needs to personally name Min Aung Hlaing when making calls for restraint or an end to abuses … …
This is the response from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to Burma Campaign UK supporters who emailed them to call for a UN Security Council meeting on the crisis in Rakhine State: 31 August 2017 Dear Sir/Madam Thank you for getting in touch about the situation in Rakhine State. The British Government shares your …
Burma Campaign UK today called on the international community to focus pressure on Commander in Chief Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to halt attacks against Rohingya civilians. “There is only one person in Burma who can order the soldiers to stop killing Rohingya civilians and stop burning down villages, that person is …
Press release by Kachin Women’s Association Thailand On August 11, 2017, hundreds of Burma Army troops entered Kasung village, in Mogaung township of Kachin State, shooting indiscriminately at civilians. One villager was killed, at least two injured, and over 1,000 IDPs were forced to seek shelter in Namti and Lambraw Yang villages. The attack was …
Burma Campaign UK today called on British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to ask for a meeting on rising tensions in Rakhine State, Burma at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Britain leads on Burma at the UNSC. Anti Rohingya tensions are on the rise in Rakhine State, and there are fears there could be a …
In an interview with the independent Catholic news site Crux, Burma Campaign UK’s Director Mark Farmaner said of Pope Francis’ plans for visiting Burma in November: “We need to see practical results that will deliver long-term change on the ground. If Pope Francis could persuade the government to work with him on implementing programs to …