Burma Campaign UK
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the press statement on Burma issued by the United Nations Security Council on 22nd May, but called for concrete action if the dictatorship continues to defy the Council and keep Aung San Suu Kyi detained. The Security Council has issued a press statement calling on the dictatorship to enter …
As the Free Burma’s Political Prisoners Now! signature campaign draws to a close, a motion in the British Parliament praises the campaign, and backs its demands that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon make the release of Burma’s political prisoners his top priority. In just five days more than 77 MPs have added their names to …
Press Release from The International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program New report from Harvard Law School finds that UN documents on Burma provide grounds for investigation into international crimes; calls for more concerted UN action on Burma Five of the world’s leading international jurists have commissioned a report from the …
Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested in May 2009 and put on trial, accused of breaking the terms of her house arrest after an American man, John Yettaw, swam to her house and refused to leave. On 11th August 2009, after a sham trial, Aung San Suu Kyi was given a further 18 months under …
Media Release from European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma 167 parliamentarians from 16 European countries, members of the European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma (EPCB), today called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to personally secure the release of the opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is on trial after being accused of breaching the …
Julie Morgan the MP for Cardiff North is calling for renewed support for the detained elected leader of Burma Aung San Suu Kyi who has spent thirteen of the last nineteen years either in jail or under house arrest and who has recently been arrested and is undergoing a fresh trial under charges made against …
Dear Daw Suu The Burmese regime continues to resist the righteous clamour from your people and from the international community for your release. As you and the Burmese people are denied your democratic rights and freedoms the only way for me to communicate with you is through this open letter. I wanted to publish it …
Police had to close the street of the Burmese Embassy in London as more than 200 people joined the protest demanding the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi. Representatives of Burmese community organisations and human rights groups gave speeches, including from National League for Democracy – Liberated Area, Women of Burma UK, Burma Muslin …
As European Union Foreign Ministers meet in Brussels, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana has been reported as stating: “It’s not the moment to lower the sanctions, it’s the moment to increase them.” The European Union, along with governments, human rights organisations, politicians and celebrities have expressed outrage at the arrest and trial of Burma’s …
Media Release from All Burma Monks’ Alliance (ABMA), The 88 Generation Students and All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU) ABMA, 88 Generation Students & ABFSU condemn the Burma’s military government for its imprisonment of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and will oppose by any means including mass protests No. 2/2009(ABMA+88G+ABFSU) 1. The six-year …
As Aung San Suu Kyi faces trial tomorrow, forty- thousand people are supporting her on the Facebook social networking website. Thousands have left messages of support on the Aung San Suu Kyi Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aung-San-Suu-Kyi/9953503420?ref=pdb The page is being used to promote and coordinate global campaign actions, including a global day of action on Monday, where …
Media Release from Burma Lawyers Council 1. Recently, the president of East Timor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta claimed that, if the SPDC does not immediately release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, he will urge the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate and prosecute Sen. Gen. Than …
Photo Opportunity As Aung San Suu Kyi is put on trial on Monday, demonstrations will take place in more than 20 cities, including London, Bangkok, Sydney, San Francisco, Pretoria, Perth, Ottawa, Tokyo, Melbourne, Canberra, Taipei, Toronto, Indiana, Barcelona, Paris, Stockholm, Barcelona, Boston, Cadiz, Sevilla, Washington DC, Kuala Lumpur and Oslo. In London there will be …
AAPP Media Statement [Mae Sot, Thailand] The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) has learned that lawyer U Aung Thein has had his licence to practise law revoked by the authorities, on grounds that he was not abiding by professional ethics. U Aung Thein is one of the lawyers in Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s …
Not On Our Watch unites politicians, entertainers, artists in support of incarcerated Burmese freedom fighter Press Release From Not On Our Watch. NEW YORK, NY – May 15, 2009 As the ruling Burmese military junta attempts to prolong the unlawful imprisonment of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, Not On Our Watch, the …
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE BURMA JUSTICE COMMITTEE TRIAL OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI ILLEGAL AND AGAINST INTERNATIONAL LAW English Barristers barred from attending trial Aung San Suu Kyi has been sent from house arrest to the notorious Insein Prison (the Burmese military regime’s main torture and detention centre) where, on Monday 18 May, she will …
Some of Britain’s most distinguished actors and writers have added their names to a global petition for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all Burma’s political prisoners. The petition calls on United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to make securing the release of the prisoners a top priority. Yesterday, Burma’s democracy leader …
The Burma Campaign UK today called for an intense diplomatic effort to secure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, after she was detained in custody in Burma’s notorious Insein Jail. Aung San Suu Kyi is being tried for breaking the terms of her house arrest, which forbids visitors, after an American man, John Yettaw, …
More than three-hundred thousand people have signed the petition calling for UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to secure the release of Burma’s political prisoners. The figure means that someone has signed the petition every 20 seconds since the campaign was launched. A new report – Silent Killing Fields – published yesterday by the Assistance …
The Burma Campaign UK today expressed deep concern about the health of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is being denied proper medical treatment by Burma’s military dictatorship. Aung San Suu Kyi is reported to be suffering from dehydration and low blood pressure, and having difficulty eating. Her doctor was arrested on Thursday …
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Burma will today host the formal launch of Zoya Phan’s autobiography, Little Daughter. Zoya Phan is International Coordinator at Burma Campaign UK. Senior politicians and celebrities are expected to attend the launch, including: · Gillian Merron, Government Minister for Human Rights · Rt Hon William Hague …
The Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) today released a report, highlighting the growing health crisis for political prisoners in Burma. The report – entitled “Burma’s prisons and labour camps: Silent killing fields” – outlines the health impact of systematic torture, long-term imprisonment, transfers to remote prisons, and denial of healthcare on the country’s …
On the first anniversary of Cyclone Nargis striking Burma, the Burma Campaign UK is calling on the international community to do more to challenge restrictions on aid delivery in the country, as well as providing more humanitarian assistance. The dictatorship has been gradually reintroducing restrictions on aid workers in the Delta, and has made no …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a statement from UK Trade Minister Gareth Thomas MP that Burma should not benefit from any future EU ASEAN trade deal. Gareth Thomas MP made the statement in answer to a written Parliamentary question by John Battle MP. Gareth Thomas MP is a joint Minister of State at the …