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The government of Bangladesh is angrily rejecting claims it is forcibly moving Rohingya refugees to a remote cyclone-prone island against their will. “We took them all voluntarily,” Bangladesh foreign minister Abdul Momen told Sky News. But Mark Farmaner from Burma…

Everyone at Burma Campaign UK is saddened to learn of the death of David Arnott in Mae Sot, Thailand, on 6 December 2020. David was one of the founders of Burma Campaign UK (then Burma Action Group). David dedicated his…

More than 100 UK MPs have called on the British government to make an intervention supporting The Gambia’s Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as human rights violations against the Rohingyas continue. Rushanara Ali and Jeremy…

Media Release from Rushanara Ali MP 104 Parliamentarians from across parties are calling on the UK Government to take urgent action to protect the Rohingya Muslim minority from persecution from the Myanmar Government and military.  The MPs and Peers want…

Burma Campaign UK today launches a new campaign aimed at increasing pressure on Aung San Suu Kyi to free all political prisoners and repeal the repressive laws used to jail them. Burma Campaign UK spent many years campaigning for the…

Joint Statement                                                                       The British government must join ICJ Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar We, the undersigned Rohingya organisations, are calling on the British government to urgently join the genocide case against…

Burma Campaign UK today called on Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to join the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). With the government and military in Burma so far ignoring provisional measures ordered by the Court, the…

Burma Campaign UK today called on the government of Bangladesh to immediately halt the forced relocation of refugees to Basan Char island, and instead work with Rohingya refugees and international donors on a long-term plan for hosting refugees. Bangladesh has…

Justice For Myanmar commends swift action, reiterates calls for targeted sanctions Myantrade, a Myanmar government trade promotion website funded by UK aid has removed Myanmar military-owned business listings. The de-listed companies initially included in the portal were Myawaddy Trading Limited,…

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed notification from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) that it is bringing in new rules to prevent the Burmese military benefitting from investment in Burma by CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution. Burma…