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Rushanara Ali MP, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Burma, writes on the the violent campaign against Rohingya Muslims and the urgent need for full humanitarian aid and access to Rakhine state. Read Guardian article

The Burmese Army is committing horrific human rights abuses in Kachin and Shan States. We don’t live in a country where our children can be bombed while out playing, but this is happening in Burma. Please send a message to the head of the Burmese Army and to Aung San Suu Kyi supporting local communities …

The Karen Women Organization add their voice to the 16 days of activism to stop violence against women. In Burmese military operations in Arakan State over the past months, there have been consistent reports received of widespread, systematic sexual violence against Rohingya women by Burma Army troops. Read statement

Myanmar is “shooting itself in the foot” by banning workers from going to Malaysia, Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, told the Southeast Asia Globe. “It is the Burmese migrants and their families who will suffer most from this move,” he said, “and the Burmese economy which benefits from money sent back.” The ban …

The BBC has obtained footage from inside Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where allegations have emerged of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya community. The Burmese military denies it but has banned independent journalists from investigating in the area. Read full story

Mark Farmaner, Burma Campaign UK’s Director, told the Muslim News: “The international community continues treating the Rohingya as expendable in their efforts to present the situation in Burma as one of a successful transition requiring just technical assistance. “The human rights situation for the Rohingya is getting worse, not better, and it is time their …