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Archives for 2017

Devastating cruelty against Rohingya detailed in UN human rights report

February 3, 2017

Mass gang-rape, killings – including of babies and young children, brutal beatings, disappearances and other serious human rights violations by Myanmar’s security forces in a sealed-off area north of Maungdaw in northern Rakhine State have been detailed in a new UN report. Read more and see full report

Read moreDevastating cruelty against Rohingya detailed in UN human rights report

BURMA JUSTICE COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF U Ko Ni

February 2, 2017

On Sunday 29 January 2017, widely respected human rights lawyer and legal adviser to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD), U Ko Ni was brutally murdered. The Burma Justice Committee (BJC) urges the Burmese authorities to conduct a full and independent investigation into the murder of U Ko Ni. …

Read moreBURMA JUSTICE COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF U Ko Ni

UK government admits human rights not included in Burma Army training

January 25, 2017

In answer to a question by Tom Brake MP, the Defence Minister Mike Penning said “There is currently no specific programme module within this training which focuses on the issue of human rights”. See question and answer

Read moreUK government admits human rights not included in Burma Army training

British aid is being used to train Burma’s brutal army – Daily Mail

January 25, 2017

The Daily Mail reports that millions of pounds of Britain’s aid has been spent on training foreign soldiers – including the Burmese army that is accused of killing and raping its own people. Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Tom Brake MP told the Daily Mail: ‘The Burmese army are amongst the worst human rights abusers …

Read moreBritish aid is being used to train Burma’s brutal army – Daily Mail

Rohingya Crisis: Burma’s government accused of whitewash – Vatican Radio

January 24, 2017

Vatican Radio reports that human rights groups have accused Burma’s government of trying to cover up abuses against Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State. In an interview with Vatican Radio, the Executive Director of the Burma Campaign UK, Anna Roberts said, “the fact that this [the Burmese government’s own] commission has no independence or credibility just …

Read moreRohingya Crisis: Burma’s government accused of whitewash – Vatican Radio

Families of Kachin Teachers still waiting for justice – Burma News International

January 23, 2017

Burma News International reports on Burma Campaign UK’s petition to the British government to do more to help stop the rape of ethnic women in conflict divided Burma. BNI quotes Zoya Phan, campaigns manager at Burma Campaign UK: “The British government should … stop training the Burmese Army until they take concrete action to end …

Read moreFamilies of Kachin Teachers still waiting for justice – Burma News International
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