Burma Campaign UK joins the climate strike
Burma Campaign UK today joins the climate strike. Burma is the second most vulnerable country in the world to climate change. Anna Roberts, Mark Farmaner and Karin Valtersson at the climate strike
Burma Campaign UK today joins the climate strike. Burma is the second most vulnerable country in the world to climate change. Anna Roberts, Mark Farmaner and Karin Valtersson at the climate strike
The European Parliament today called on the EU to lead on referring Burma to the International Criminal Court. The current EU position is that it does not support a referral and the EU and EU External Action Service have a long track record of ignoring European Parliament Resolutions on Burma. Read European Parliament resolution
Statement by Karen Peace Support Network The Karen Peace Support Network calls upon the government of Myanmar to immediately drop charges against Naw Ohn Hla and two other organisers of a Karen Martyrs Day event in Yangon. The charges against organisers of the event, under the Peaceful Assembly Act, highlight the ongoing lack of freedom …
A new cross-party report by British MPs, two years on from the Rohingya crisis, is out today. It highlights the need for the British government to push for ICC referral, sanctions on military companies, a stronger position on Rohingya citizenship, and more long-term planning for humanitarian aid. Burma Campaign UK gave evidence to the inquiry …
Doug Janke, Head of Development, on Burma Campaign UK’s stall at this week’s Trades Union Congress in Brighton. Thank you to the TUC for supporting human rights and democracy in Burma. Doug Janke with the TUC’s General Secretary Frances O’Grady
Eminent Burmese filmmaker and rights activist Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, who was sentenced to one year in prison for criticizing the military-drafted 2008 Constitution and the military’s role in politics, has drawn the attention of international organizations, says India’s Face2News. Face2News reports on Burma Campaign UK’s mission to ask Aung San Suu Kyi to release Min Htin Ko …