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Here is Aung San Suu Kyi”s statement to the International Court of Justice defending Burma against charges of genocide. The statement can be downloaded here.

By Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK Aung San Suu Kyi has once again managed to shock people around the world over her approach to the Rohingya crisis, this time by personally leading a team defending Burma at the…

Burma Campaign UK does not take party political positions or back any political parties. Our role is to persuade the government of the day to take the strongest possible action to support human rights and democracy in Burma, regardless of…

As the Burmese military face charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice, Burma Campaign UK today called on companies in business with the Burmese military to immediately end their business relationships. “If your business partner is on trial…

We, the undersigned Shan communities, strongly support the international legal cases being brought against Burma’s military leaders, who have authorized atrocities against the country’s ethnic peoples for decades with impunity.  Cases proceeding under international justice mechanisms include the genocide case…

Media Statement by The Karen Grassroots Women’s Network  The Karen Grassroots Women’s Network (KGWN) welcomes the two new legal cases against Burma’s State-actors and military for crimes against the Rohingya in conflict-torn Rakhine State and the investigation authorized by the…

Byline Times reports on the lawsuit that has just been filed by the Gambia with the UN’s highest court, the International Court of Justice, formally accusing Burma of genocide. “To date, the international community has pretty much ignored all the…

In a strongly worded opinion piece for Al Jazeera, Yanghee Lee, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, writes: “The change that so many hope to see in Myanmar will not come to fruition while…

Statement from the Karen Peace Support Network We the undersigned, reject the World Bank’s planned $250 million “Peaceful and Prosperous Communities Project” (PPCP) for the alleged development of conflict-affected areas of Eastern Burma. The Peaceful and Prosperous Communities Project (PPCP)’s…

Burma Campaign UK today called on donors to reverse cuts in landmine clearance and education in Burma, and instead organise a donor summit in coordination with the government of Burma to massively scale up landmine clearance in the country. More…