Burma Campaign UK
A special benefit gig for Burma will take place in the city of Brighton in the south of England today. Artists are donating their time for free to help raise awareness about the situation in Burma, and to raise money for the campaign for freedom. The gig is timed to coincide with the 19th anniversary …
More than 50 British MPs have joined forces to call for the release of 12 MPs from Burma who have been imprisoned by the dictatorship ruling the country. The MPs are demanding that the UN Special Envoy to Burma and the British government step up efforts to release these MPs, and all political prisoners in …
“Rarely is a show with so few props so powerful”, The Independent The Lady of Burma – a one woman play about the life of Aung San Suu Kyi – leader of Burma’s democracy movement – will be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, presented by the Burma Campaign UK and producer Louise Chantal. The …
‘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 …
More than 60 British MPs – almost 1 in 10 MPs – are expected to attend a reception for Aung San Suu Kyi in the House of Commons. The reception, organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Burma, will be attended by Ian McCartney MP, Foreign Office Minister responsible for Burma, Shadow Foreign …
For the first time ever, some of the world’s most influential theatres are joining together to read an extract of a new play about Aung San Suu Kyi to celebrate her birthday on June 19th. Venues include the National Theatre and RADA in London, and PARC in Japan. Such support reminds the people of the …
On Tuesday 19th June Aung San Suu Kyi will spend her 62nd birthday in detention. On that day she will have spent a total of 11 years and 238 days (4,253 days) in detention. She is isolated, allowed no visitors, her phone line has been cut, and her post is intercepted. Events will be taking …
Washington, D.C. A Press Release from FREEDOM NOW Today, Freedom Now released a strongly-worded ruling from the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention finding that Aung San Suu Kyi is being detained illegally by the military junta in Burma. The Working Group stated: “The unsubstantiated hints of the Government [of Burma] to [Ms. Suu Kyi’s] …
Burma’s brutal military dictatorship today defied calls from the UN, USA, EU and ASEAN to release Aung San Suu Kyi, instead extending her detention under house arrest. Her latest period of detention was due to expire on May 27th. As of today Aung San Suu Kyi has spent a total of 11 years and 213 …
Press Release The Oslo Centre for Peace and Human Rights Letter Calls on Military Regime to Respond to United Nations (Oslo and New York, May 15th) Today, former Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, who is Founder and President of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, released a letter that he organized from …
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 …
Press Release by Women’s League of Chinland Chin women reveal further evidence of state-sanctioned rape in Burma, urge India to stop arming Burma’s junta A new report by the Women’s League of Chinland (WLC), Unsafe State, provides further evidence of state-sanctioned rape by the military regime’s troops, and urges India, where the majority of Chin refugees …
Click here for photo India today faces an international day of protest over its support for Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. Action will be taking place in 16 countries including, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Netherlands, Philippine, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, UK, USA. In London, a protest will take place from 12:30-1.30pm, …
The Burma Campaign UK today called on mkone to stop sourcing clothes from Burma, or face a boycott campaign, to be launched on Saturday 17th March, atmkone Brighton store. A protest will take place from 12-5pm, at mkone, Western Street, Brighton. Clothing exports are an important source of income for Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. Burmese trade unions have called …
The Burma Campaign UK welcomed an undertaking by mkone to stop sourcing clothes from Burma. The Burma Campaign UK had planned to launch a boycott campaign on Saturday 17th March, starting with a protest at mkone’s Brighton store, on Western Street. The protest would have taken place from 12-5pm. Protesters will instead be celebrating the …
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 …
South Africa votes for dictatorship The Burma Campaign UK today condemned China and Russia for vetoing a Security Council resolution requiring the restoration of democracy to Burma. “It is deeply disappointing that China and Russia have used their veto” said Yvette Mahon, Director of the Burma Campaign UK. “This is a blow, but not a …
Regime Trying to Manipulate UN Security Council The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of 88 Generation Student leaders Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi, Htay Kway, Min Zeya and Myint Aye. The five were arrested in September 2006, and have been held without charge since then. “While their release is very welcome, it …
World’s largest tiger reserve being ravaged by Burmese junta’s greed for gold A new report, Valley of Darkness, by undercover local researchers exposes how Burma’s military junta is promoting extensive gold-mining in the Hugawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Kachin State. The junta has expanded military control of the valley and sold off vast tracts as …
Thirty-four companies have been added to the new ‘Dirty List’ published today by the Burma Campaign UK. A total of 129 companies feature on the new list. The ‘Dirty List’ exposes companies that are directly or indirectly helping to finance Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. Major companies named and shamed include Rolls Royce, Total Oil, Orient …
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 …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a resolution passed by the European Parliament calling on the United Nations Security Council to pass a binding resolution on Burma. The move by the European Parliament comes as the United States is circulating a draft resolution on Burma to Security Council members. Members of the European Parliament called …
Following new discussions on Burma at the UN Security Council today, the Burma Campaign UK called on the Council to pass a binding resolution requiring change in Burma. The call follows the failure of UN Under-Secretary General Ibrahim Gambari to secure any concessions from Burma’s military regime on a recent visit to the country. Gambari …