Burma Campaign UK
Joint statement by 61 Myanmar and international human rights organizations Concerned by reports that the Myanmar authorities will retain the criminal defamation provision of Section 66(d) during a review of the Telecommunications Law, 61 national and international human rights organizations are urging the Myanmar authorities, and in particular the Ministry of Transport and Communication and …
Burma Campaign UK today called on Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to immediately free three journalists detained by his soldiers on 26th June. Burma Campaign UK is asking supporters to bombard Min Aung Hlaing’s social media accounts with messages demanding the release of the three journalists. On 26th June, three journalists were …
Statement by Burma Campaign UK Burma State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in the UK on Friday 5th May as part of a week-long visit to Europe, having also visited Belgium and Italy. Here are ten questions that British government ministers and officials and politicians should put to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi …
Re: Open Letter to Various Governments Regarding the UN-Mandated Fact-Finding Mission to Myanmar Your Excellency, 27th April 2017 We, the undersigned, call on States, including the United States, United Kingdom and the member states of the European Union, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to strongly encourage the Myanmar government …
Burma Campaign UK today condemned the governments of Germany and Austria for inviting Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to visit their countries this week. Earlier this year, the United Nations reported how Min Aung Hlaing’s soldiers had raped ethnic Rohingya women, shot civilians and burned villages. They said these violations could be …
On the occasion of the third anniversary of the death of U Win Tin, 24 organisations are calling for the immediate release of all individuals detained or imprisoned on fabricated, politically motivated charges, and for the establishment of an independent and effective prisoner review mechanism to bring about an end to arbitrary arrests and detentions …
Wai Hnin Pwint Thon, Campaigns Officer at Burma Campaign UK, spoke today on women’s rights at an event in Parliament hosted by Catherine West MP, Shadow Foreign Minister, to mark International Women’s Day.
Burma’s ethnic Rohingya Muslims are fleeing for their lives, says Human Rights Watch. A UN flash report found it’s very likely that crimes against humanity were committed in October and November. Only an independent international investigation will be able to uncover the truth. Human Rights Watch video
Fifty-one members of the British Parliament from nine different political parties have added their names to an Early Day Motion (a Parliamentary petition) calling on the British government to support a UN Commission of Inquiry into the situation in Rakhine State, Burma. The call for a UN Commission of Inquiry comes amid reports by the …
On International Women’s Day, join us and stand with the women of Burma to end rape and sexual violence. Take action here
Statement by His Eminence Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Cardinal Archbishop of Yangon: 6 February 2017 Myanmar passes through some of the most agonizing moments in her history. With folded arms we appeal to all: Heal – Do not wound. People of Myanmar are deeply saddened by what looks like a relapse into darker days. Myanmar …
On Sunday 29 January 2017, widely respected human rights lawyer and legal adviser to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD), U Ko Ni was brutally murdered. The Burma Justice Committee (BJC) urges the Burmese authorities to conduct a full and independent investigation into the murder of U Ko Ni. …
On the 2nd anniversary of the rape and murder of two Kachin teachers in Northern Burma, Burma Campaign UK marks the anniversary by delivering a petition and campaign postcards to the British government. 3254 people are calling on the government to do more to help stop rape and sexual violence in Burma. Two Kachin teachers, …
Media Release from Fortify Rights More than 40 Diverse Groups Call for a “Truly Independent” Commission of Inquiry More than 40 Myanmar-based civil society organizations today called for a “truly independent” international investigation into the situation in Rakhine State, where state-sponsored attacks against Rohingya Muslim civilians have escalated in recent months. Muslim and Buddhist communities …
Statement from Rohingya Communities Worldwide Request OIC to support UN Commission of Inquiry We, the undersigned organisations, representing Rohingya communities around the world, would like to express our deepest appreciation to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Government of Malaysia with Honourable Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for holding an Emergency …
Burma Campaign UK today called upon the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to officially support the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry into the situation in Rakhine State, Burma, when it holds an emergency meeting on the Rohingya this Thursday 19th January. The OIC should then work to ensure that the establishment of such an …
The government of Burma has today published an interim report of the Commission established by the President to investigate violence in Rakhine State since October 2016. The findings confirm concerns that the investigation is a farce. It claims that there is ‘insufficient evidence’ of human rights violations such as rape, which have been widely documented, …
Fourteen Nobel laureates including 12 Nobel Peace Prize laureates have been joined by Arianna Huffington, Richard Branson, director Richard Curtis, former Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi and investor Mo Ibrahim in a letter to the UNSC asking that the violent persecution of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar be addressed by the council as a …
Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new briefing paper, ‘Time for a rethink on policy towards Burma’s military’, calling for a debate on new ways to influence Burma’s military. The commentary briefing paper argues that the international community has yet to develop a strategy for effectively promoting human rights under the new political structure in …
Global coalition of 110 organizations call on Prime Minister Prayut for reforms Thailand’s use of criminal defamation laws and the Computer Crimes Act to prosecute human rights defenders violates its international obligations and increases risk for businesses that source goods from Thailand, said a coalition of 110 civil society groups, worker organizations, businesses and members …
Statement by the Karen Women’s Organisation 16 Days of Activism to Stop Violence Against Women During this current 16 Day Campaign to increase awareness about Violence Against Women, KWO feels obligated to raise our voices about the on-going use of rape and other forms of violence against women by the Burma Army. In Burmese military …
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation Burma Army tortures three farmers, and shoots one farmer in Mong Yen, northern Shan State 1. Three villagers tortured for speaking loudly On November 13, 2016, three villagers, including a 16-year-old boy, were badly beaten by Burma Army troops of LIB 119 in Wan Koong Pao, Ei Nai …
Media Release by the Kachin Peace Network Intense fighting broke out again in Northern Shan State on 20th November in Mungkoe, Pawng Sai and 105 Mile trading checkpoints and fighting continues between Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and Ethnic Armed Groups [1] (Northern Alliance). Everyday, there are armed clashes in different parts of Northern Shan State …
Burma Campaign UK has launched a campaign calling on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to personally go to Burma to negotiate the lifting of restrictions on humanitarian aid access in Rakhine State. Since 9th October, 160,000 people have been denied life-saving aid by the government and military. Burma Campaign UK supporters and the public are …