Burma Campaign UK
Statement by members and observers of the European Burma Network We are concerned by information we have received that the European Union has decided not to go ahead with a resolution on human rights in Burma at the current session of the UN General Assembly. Only one of the 17 different calls for action to …
Washington, DC, September 12, 2016 – As the U.S. prepares for a visit by Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of Burma, they must reconsider their decision to lift further sanctions on the country. Today, the U.S. Campaign for Burma and STAND: The Student-Led Movement to End Mass Atrocities have submitted a letter …
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT The Myanmar authorities must ensure a prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigation into the death and alleged rape of a Rohingya woman. The alleged refusal by the police to investigate the case, and to bring those responsible to justice is a violation of their human rights obligations and sends the message …
Statement by the Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU) on plans to build dams on the Salween river 1. The Salween is one of the longest free-flowing rivers in the world. Now, despite opposition from local communities, plans are going ahead to build the Kunlong, Nawngpha and Ta-hsang/ Mong Ton dams on the Salween in …
To: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Foreign Minister, We are writing to express our great concern at your government’s announcement on August 12 that you will proceed with hydropower dams on the Salween river, as the best option to meet Burma’s energy needs. The Salween is a vital artery for millions of …
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), together with over ten other organisations working for human rights in Burma, today calls on the government of Burma to take urgent action to protect vulnerable religious minorities in the country, following two recent violent attacks on Muslims. On 1 July, a mosque was destroyed by a mob in Hpakant township …
On June 23, a violent group of people destroyed a mosque in Thaye Thamain village, Bago Region, and on July 1, a similar mob of people destroyed a Muslim prayer hall in Lone Khin village, Kachin State. In each of these cases, the authorities have failed to hold perpetrators accountable. We, the undersigned organizations, call …
The people of Burma have lost a good friend. We first started working with Jo on Burma when she worked at the European Parliament with Glenys Kinnock. Jo played a key role in ensuring that the European Parliament passed regular resolutions on Burma which supported the calls for international action being made by Burma’s democracy …
Although much of the world has expressed excitement over Myanmar’s political transition, communities throughout Kachin and northern Shan states have been living with severe human rights abuses and displacement for the last five years. Since 2011, renewed armed conflict between the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has displaced more than 100,000 civilians. …
Burma Campaign UK today called for the urgent reform of Burma’s Prisoners of Conscience Affairs Committee and to review the cases of Maran Gam and Zau La. Zau La is a deputy leader and Maran Gam is a local development officer from the Mongkoe Defense Army (MDA). They were arrested in November 2000 by the …
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation Torture, extrajudicial killing, and use of civilians as human shields by Burma Army during new offensive against SSPP/SSA near Upper Yeywa dam site in Kyaukme. During May 2016, the Burma Army has committed grave human rights violations, which meet the definition of war crimes, during a new offensive …
Burma Campaign UK today called for the NLD-led government to abide by the United Nations ruling that Lahpai Gam is detained illegally and release him immediately. Lahpai Gam was arrested in June 2012 by the military-backed government in Burma. He was charged under Article 17/1 of the Unlawful Association Act, and he was sentenced to …
Media Release from Finnwatch On 19th May 2016 at Southern Bangkok Criminal Court, British migrant rights defender Andy Hall goes on trial facing criminal defamation and computer crimes charges. Over three years since an original criminal prosecution was filed against Hall, the first three days of this criminal trial in May will hear testimony of …
Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate and unconditional release of Maung Saungkha and urged the Burmese government to reform the Prisoners of Conscience Affairs Committee and to ensure the release of Maung Saungkha and all remaining political prisoners in Burma. Maung Saungkha is a Burmese poet and pro-democracy activist. On 8th October 2015, he wrote a poem about having a portrait of …
Renowned scholars, practitioners and experts in law, politics, history, criminology and sociology as well as Rohingya refugee activists will gather today (11th May) at Oxford University in the UK for a one day Conference: Myanmar’s Democratic Transition and the Rohingya Persecution. There will be a live webcast of the conference here. The South Asia Research …
Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate and unconditional release of Zaw Zaw Latt and Pwint Phyu Latt, and urged the Burmese government to reform the Prisoners of Conscience Affairs Committee and to ensure the release of Zaw Zaw Latt, Pwint Phyu Latt and all remaining political prisoners in Burma. Zaw Zaw Latt and …
By Veronica Pedrosa From midnight (BST) tonight for a week, I shall be fasting to protest against the continued unjust incarceration of former monk and Saffron Revolution leader U Gambira and other less well-known political prisoners. As Daw Suu herself asked many years ago, I want to use my freedom to help others gain theirs. …
Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate and unconditional release of U Gambira, and all the remaining political prisoners in Burma. Please take action to free U Gambira here. U Gambira was a leader of the 2007 Saffron Revolution and a former political prisoner. He was arrested in 2007 and sentenced to 68 years …
Burma Campaign UK welcomes the release of around 180 political prisoners in the last two weeks. Burma Campaign UK has been campaigning for the release of political prisoners in Burma for more than 20 years. It is great news that some political prisoners are being released, and being reunited with their family members. However, there …
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation Burma Army expansion and ongoing abuses since last year in mountainous areas along the Kokang-China border is making it impossible for tens of thousands of Kokang refugees to return home, according to interviews carried out by SHRF in March 2016. Heavy fighting between Kokang and Burmese government troops …
Media Release From Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) Today a ferry boat with 65 Rohingya passengers including men, women, children and babies, sank at the entrance of Thay Choung river after being hit by big wave while they were traveling from Sin Tat Maw (Sandama) IDP camp in Pauktaw Township to Sittwe Township, Arakan, to …
Statement by members of the European Burma Network Members of the European Burma Network (EBN) call upon the new government of Burma to act swiftly to start to address the Rohingya crisis in Burma/Myanmar. The past five years have seen a dramatic escalation of human rights abuses, repression, discrimination and violence against the Rohingya. Around …
Press release by Shan Human Rights Foundation, Shan Sapawa Environmental Organisation and Shan State Farmers’ Network A new report launched today by Shan community groups calls for an immediate halt to the Upper Yeywa dam and other planned hydropower dams on the Namtu River, citing ongoing conflict, serious environmental and social impacts and lack of …
As part of a new campaign to highlight how several political prisoners are back in jail after having previously been released, Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate and unconditional release of Naw Ohn Hla. Burma Campaign UK also urged the Home Affairs Minister, Lt General Ko Ko, to reform the Prisoners of Conscience …