Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK today issues a new briefing paper ‘The Military Coup Threat Myth’. It examines a persistent myth that the military in Burma are looking for an excuse to retake direct control of the country and that this is now being used to justify inaction over the ethnic cleansing and possible genocide of the …
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK Starvation caused by military and government restrictions on aid, movement, as well as new human rights violations and security concerns, are triggering a new wave of Rohingya people fleeing to Bangladesh. Without immediate action to lift these restrictions, tens of thousands of Rohingya will leave their villages and …
The Foreign Office has confirmed that Prince Charles will not visit Burma on his tour of southeast Asia and India later this month, reports the Democratic Voice of Burma. “To have someone of Prince Charles’s stature go to visit the country would be seen as a reward, and giving legitimacy to the government and the …
Pakistan’s Daily Times reports that Mark Farmaner, Burma Campaign UK’s director, has urged St. Hugh’s College to confirm that the removal of Aung San Suu Kyi’s portrait is connected to her refusal to acknowledge the ongoing genocide against Rohingya Muslims. He has also urged the college to write to Suu Kyi and urge her to …
We, a global coalition of 87 civil society organizations, urgently call upon UN member states to take immediate steps to address the human rights abuses and humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya population. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein have described the Myanmar security forces’ ongoing …
Burma Campaign UK today called on the Department for International Development (DFID), to step in and provide emergency funding to 9,000 people at risk from cuts in aid. International donors have cut aid to 9,000 displaced villagers from Shan and Karen States. They fled their farms and villages following attacks by the Burmese Army, and …
Global coalition calls for end to prosecutorial persecution with criminal defamation law (Bangkok, September 19, 2017) – Prosecution of migrant workers and their advocates under criminal defamation laws for reporting violations of Thailand’s labor law violates Thailand’s international legal obligations and business’ obligations to respect human rights under the U.N. Guiding Principles framework, said a …
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to resume its past leadership on Burma within the European Union, and push for practical steps from the European Union to pressure Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to halt his ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya. Until 2012, the British government led the …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the decision by the British government to end training of the Burmese military, and called on the government to now work for a UN mandated global arms embargo against the military in Burma. Burma Campaign UK has been campaigning for the British government to end this training since it was …
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation Indiscriminate Burma Army shelling, shooting cause 300 villagers to flee in Mong Yai, northern Shan State – three villagers arrested, one beaten On September 10 at 8:00 am, a group of about 60 Burma Army troops from LIB 325 based in Mong Yai and the local Nam Pawng …
EU’s reaction to situation in Rakhine State wholly inadequate Members of the European Burma Network are deeply concerned by the wholly inadequate response to the major human rights and humanitarian crisis engulfing Burma. The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini have issued two …
Urgent action needed on Myanmar Dear Excellencies, We write to you regarding the deeply concerning situation in Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State. Reports estimate that more than 270,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh following the outbreak of violence two weeks ago, and this figure is expected to significantly increase. Thousands of non-Muslim residents have also …
Burma Campaign UK Director Mark Farmaner writes for WorldPost on Min Aung Hlaing, the man responsible for ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya: LONDON — If you haven’t been paying much attention to events in Myanmar recently, you might be shocked or surprised by Aung San Suu Kyi. Yes, her response to the violence in Rakhine …
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, has today described the military attacks against the Rohingya as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. Since 25th August, more than 300,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in the face of a military offensive by the Burmese Army. Rohingya sources estimate 5,000 or …
From the Office of Rushanara Ali MP 157 Parliamentarians have called on the Government to suspend and review its military training programme of the Burmese military in light of the recent escalation of violence towards Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Following attacks against government buildings on 25th of August by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation …
Burma Campaign UK today warned that Burma is undergoing its biggest human rights crisis in decades, which has in turn created a major humanitarian crisis. However, unlike in the past, there has been virtually no corresponding international response. In just two weeks: Official figures say hundreds have been killed by the military, reliable Rohingya sources …
Burma Campaign UK has called for an immediate halt to the British foreign aid training programmes that are provided for free to the Burmese military. ‘British taxpayers will be horrified to learn that their tax money is spent training an army of rapists and child killers,’ Mark Farmaner told the Daily Mail. Read Daily Mail …
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to immediately halt training programmes being provided for free to the Burmese military. Last year the British government spent more than £300,000 training the Burmese military, 67 percent of the spending comes from the overseas development budget. The Burmese military is engaged in a new …
This is the response from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to Burma Campaign UK supporters who emailed them to call for a UN Security Council meeting on the crisis in Rakhine State: 31 August 2017 Dear Sir/Madam Thank you for getting in touch about the situation in Rakhine State. The British Government shares your …
Burma Campaign UK today called on the international community to focus pressure on Commander in Chief Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to halt attacks against Rohingya civilians. “There is only one person in Burma who can order the soldiers to stop killing Rohingya civilians and stop burning down villages, that person is …
Press release by Kachin Women’s Association Thailand On August 11, 2017, hundreds of Burma Army troops entered Kasung village, in Mogaung township of Kachin State, shooting indiscriminately at civilians. One villager was killed, at least two injured, and over 1,000 IDPs were forced to seek shelter in Namti and Lambraw Yang villages. The attack was …
Burma Campaign UK today called on British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to ask for a meeting on rising tensions in Rakhine State, Burma at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Britain leads on Burma at the UNSC. Anti Rohingya tensions are on the rise in Rakhine State, and there are fears there could be a …
Press release by Burma Human Rights Network: The Burma Human Rights Network and 19 other Organizations have issued a letter to Burma’s State Chancellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, calling on the Burmese Government to ensure the rights of Burmese Muslims following a spate of anti-Muslim incidents inside the country. The incidents, many of them …
Joint Statement: Myanmar Authorities Must Immediately Release and Drop Charges Against three Detained Journalists We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the arrest, detention and prosecution of six people, including three journalists, under the 1908 Unlawful Associations Act in Myanmar. We demand that these charges against them are dropped and that the three journalists are …