Burma Campaign UK
The Burma Campaign UK today accused Ibrahim Gambari, the UN envoy to Burma, of ignoring his mandate on Burma by failing to meet with leaders of Burma’s ethnic groups. His mandate is based on successive General Assembly resolutions on Burma, which call for tri-partite dialogue between the regime, the National League for Democracy, and Burma’s …
Nine Nobel Peace Prize recipients today released a public statement calling for the international community and the United Nations Security Council to impose arms embargoes on the Southeast Asian country of Burma. The move comes after the country’s ruling military regime carried out a massive crackdown on demonstrating Buddhist monks and civilians in October 2007. …
We are very sad to lose a great father and a great leader. We were lucky to have a father who was caring and full of love. He gave us guidance and support, and taught us tolerance and to stand against injustice. He could not give us wealth or luxury, but ensured that we had …
As Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo premiers in London tonight, the Burma Campaign UK welcomed the attention it is bringing to one of the worst human rights and humanitarian crises in the world. Burmese refugees who have been forced to flee their homes following attacks on their villages will be attending the premier. The fourth Rambo movie …
UN must not be duped yet again The Burma Campaign UK today dismissed as total nonsense claims by the regime ruling Burma that it is taking action on child soldiers. State run newspaper New Light of Myanmar is claiming that hundreds of children have been returned to their families in recent years. Members of the …
The Burma Campaign UK welcomes the announcement by The Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander MP, to double British aid to Burma from £8.8 million this year to £18 million by 2010. Douglas Alexander made the announcement during the first debate on Burma in the House of Commons on Monday. The Burma Campaign …
DFID takes no action on any key recommendations by Parliamentary Committee. The Burma Campaign UK today expressed its shock and disappointment at the Department for International Development’s response to an inquiry into UK aid to Burma by the International Development Committee. DFID has not taken action on any of the key recommendations made by the …
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the Department for International Development to double aid to Burma from next year, and to follow a Commons Committee recommendation to quadruple aid by 2013. Following the Comprehensive Spending Review on Tuesday 9th October, DFID can now allocate its budget for Burma for the next three years. In …
‘Burma is one of the world’s forgotten crisis’ – International Development Committee The full report can be viewed here. The Burma Campaign UK today warmly welcomed a report on British aid to Burma, published by the International Development Committee. The cross-party committee of MPs supported all of the proposals put forward by the Burma Campaign UK. …
New report by Amnesty International, Saferworld and other NGOs The report can be viewed here. The proposed transfer to Myanmar (Burma) of a military helicopter containing components and technology from as many as six European Union countries threatens to undermine an EU arms embargo on Myanmar, according to a new report issued today. ‘Indian helicopters for …
A press release by the Mon Youth Progressive Organization Over half a million city residents, farmers, and fisher folk living at the mouth of the Salween River in Burma stand to lose their major source of drinking water, agricultural productivity, and fish stocks if dams planned upstream go ahead. The report, In the Balance, released today …
A new report by the Karen Women’s Organisation, State of Terror, provides graphic evidence of the widespread terror tactics being employed by the military regime’s troops against women across Burma’s Karen State. The report documents over 4,000 cases of abuse, including rape, murder, torture and forced labour, in over 190 villages by troops from over 40 …
Read the report here The Burma Campaign UK today publishes a hard-hitting new report accusing DFID of failing to support democracy in Burma, and failing to provide aid to some of the most vulnerable people in the country. It also calls for a doubling of the aid budget for Burma, which it describes as “woefully …
Media Release from Karen Human Rights Group Karen Women Resist Attacks by Burmese Regime Read the report here On November 22nd, Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) will release a report which accuses the Burmese military regime of repeatedly attacking unarmed women in Burma. The report is titled ‘Dignity in the Shadow of Oppression: The Abuse …
Delegates attending the Annual Conference of the Conservative Party – the main opposition party in the UK – yesterday gave Burmese democracy activist Zoya Phan a standing ovation following her speech to the conference. Zoya Phan addressed more than 3,500 people in the conference hall, and the speech was broadcast live on national television. In …
A report released today in Bangkok at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand warns that people displaced by conflict in Burma face a public health catastrophe. The report entitled “Chronic Emergency” released by the Backpack Health Worker Team (BPHWT), is the result of systematic surveys in communities of internally displaced persons living in the eastern conflict zones …
The Burma Campaign UK today expressed deep concern about comments made yesterday by UN Under-Secretary General Ibrahim Gambari, following his recent visit to Burma. “This is not a new chapter or new page as Gambari claims, it is the same old story,” said Yvette Mahon, Director of the Burma Campaign UK. “The regime dusted off …
On Tuesday 16th May Burma Campaign organisations in more than 13 countries will protest against the Burmese regime’s military offensive against civilians in eastern Burma. Protesters are also calling for the United Nations Security Council to intervene. Countries where protests are taking place include: UK, USA, France, Canada, Japan, India, Belgium, Thailand, Norway, New Zealand, …
30,000 villagers made homeless and 28 towns and villages flooded in huge new dam project that will enrich Burma’s generals. Read the report here Threatened with plans by Burma’s generals to dam the Salween River and submerge vast tracts of their homelands, the Karenni are releasing a new report today which exposes the parallels between …
The Burma Campaign UK has received information from reliable sources in Thailand, that theThai government is planning a massive crackdown on Burmese dissidents and ethnic leaders based in Thailand. The crackdown is thought to include planned raids on pro-democracy and human rights offices, the arrest of dissidents and the confiscation of sensitive documents. It is …
As Premier Oil prepares for its Annual General Meeting (AGM) a new report alleges that the Yetagun consortium which includes Premier Oil, was informed that increased numbers of Burmese troops, known for serious human rights violations, would be drafted into civilian areas to provide security for Premier’s gas pipeline. The pipeline supplying gas from Burma …
What leads young men and children to take such desperate action? As easy condemnation of ‘God’s Army’ mixes with a morbid celebration of the deaths of the youths who fought under its banner, we should at least have the humanity to ask why? It is absolutely clear that Burmese pro-democracy groups and ethnic nationality communities …
Joint Statement Karen refugees fleeing fighting in the Minthamee area, Tenasserim Division in Burma, are not being guaranteed refuge on Thai soil. Acting upon orders by the Commander of the 9th division of the Thai army, Karen civilians fleeing conflict and human rights abuses committed by the SLORC (State Law and Order Restoration Council ) …
The ethnic and democratic opposition headquarters, Manerplaw, fell to the Burmese army on the 26th of January, marking the beginning of a serious offensive by the armed forces of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) against the Karen ethnic group. Intense shelling has forced many thousands of refugees across the border into Thailand, …