Burma Campaign UK
The Women Peace Network – Arakan (WPN-A) urgently calls upon the international community, including ASEAN governments, to act immediately to save and protect the Rohingya women and children who are currently trapped at sea. WPN-A also calls for urgent action to address the root causes of the humanitarian disaster faced by Rohingya women within Myanmar …
Thirty seven international humanitarian aid and advocacy organisations have written today to the United Nations Secretary-General, urging him to give his “personal attention” to the humanitarian crisis in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma) and to take “a personal lead” in negotiating for humanitarian access to all areas of Rakhine State. In an open letter, the NGOs …
Burma Campaign UK today called on Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond to ensure that EU Foreign Ministers discuss the Rohingya refugee crisis when they meet on Monday. The European Union should apply pressure on Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia to stop pushing boats of Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshis back out to sea. Fleeing escalating persecution in Burma, …
Burma Campaign UK today called on ASEAN members to stop pushing boats of Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshis back out to sea. Thousands of people are stranded in boats at sea as Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia push back boats of desperate refugees and migrants, some of whom have now been at sea for months. “Thailand, Malaysia …
Statement from Rohingya organisations We, the undersigned Rohingya organisations, strongly condemn the order by the Chin State government to remove a 54 foot-high cross, which it claims has been erected illegally. The authorities in Chin State issued a demolition order for a 16-metre cross built by a group of Christians on a hill overlooking Hakha. …
Statement by United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura: (New York, 27 January 2015) I am gravely concerned by the killing and the allegations of the rape of two young female teachers from the Kachin Baptist Convention in a village in Northern Shan State in Myanmar on …
Burma Campaign UK today published a new briefing paper, Recent Reports On Burma, which summarises key points from some of the most recent reports on Burma. In early November 2014 President Obama visited Burma for the second time. His visit helped to focus attention on the fact that Burma’s reform process has not only stalled, …
The influential Foreign Affairs Committee of the British Parliament has published a report today which calls on the British government to support the re-imposition of European Union sanctions on Burma in 12 months’ time if there is no improvement in the situation of the Rohingya, and if all political prisoners are not unconditionally released. The …
Calls For DFID Burma Census Inquiry Top 1,000 More than a thousand people have written to Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development, calling for an inquiry into why the Department for International Development (DFID) spent £10m on Burma’s disastrous census earlier this year. DFID has not yet responded to these calls. It triggered …
Religious conversion law threatens religious freedom in Burma/Myanmar Over 80 organizations from civil society worldwide today call on the Government of Burma/Myanmar to scrap proposed legislation that would unlawfully restrict the right to freely choose a religion. If adopted, this law would violate fundamental human rights and could lead to further violence against Muslims and …
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned Burma of possible international consequences if they continue to “tolerate impunity” for human rights abuses against the Rohingya. Speaking at a meeting of the Partnership Group on Myanmar in New York on 25th April, the Secretary General stated: “In the pursuit of the human rights agenda, any impression …
Burma Campaign UK is calling on Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development, to conduct an inquiry into the decision making process which led to the Department for International Development (DFID) giving the government of Burma £10m ($16m) of British aid money for Burma’s controversial census. Many organisations in Burma, and outside Burma, including …
Burma Campaign UK today called on the United Nations, the Department for International Development (DFID) and other donors to Burma’s census to withdraw their political, technical and financial support in order to avoid further endorsement of discriminatory policies against the Rohingya being applied in the census. The United Nations Population Fund and international donors went …
Statement by Members of the European Burma Network A year on from anti-Muslim violence in Meiktila, members of the European Burma Network express their deep concern that not only does hate-speech remain largely unchallenged within Burma, but prejudicial laws proposed by those promoting hatred against Muslims have been endorsed by the President, and are likely …
Members and observers of the European Burma Network call upon the government of Burma, the United Nations Population Fund, and international donors, to postpone the upcoming census on Burma. We believe that carrying out the census at the current time will exacerbate ethnic and religious tensions in the country. Carrying out a census can provide …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the latest report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma. The Rapporteur concluded that: “The pattern of widespread and systematic human rights violations in Rakhine State may constitute crimes against humanity as defined under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.” He went on to …
Statement by members of the European Burma Network The content of the next United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution on Burma is currently being discussed by the European Union. Members of the European Burma Network call upon European Union members to ensure the Resolution continues to highlight ongoing human rights abuses in Burma, and continues …
Media Release From David Ward MP Bradford East MP, David Ward, has highlighted the persecution being faced by the Rohingya people in Burma in Parliament, and has called on the Government to work to establish an international investigation into violations of international law against the Rohingya people. David has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) …
DFID funded Burma census could trigger violence Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new Briefing Paper, ‘Burma’s Census – Not Worth Dying For’, calling for the upcoming census in Burma to be postponed. The Briefing is available here. Burma is due to hold its first census in 30 years from 30th March to 10th April. …
Statement From Members Of The European Burma Network Members of the European Burma Network express their deep concern at reports of further massacres of members of the Rohingya ethnic group in Burma. The report by the United Nations that at least 48 Rohingya men women and children have been killed, and that police were involved, …
Statement by Members of the European Burma Network Members of the European Burma Network today call on the Government of Burma to ensure the protection and promotion of the universal human right of freedom of religion or belief, as set out in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, for all the peoples …
Burma Campaign UK today delivered 1,000 letters calling on the Foreign Secretary William Hague to pressure the military-backed government in Burma to set up a permanent and independent review committee for political prisoners and secure their immediate unconditional release. Although there have been releases of many high profile political prisoners, hundreds of activists are still …
Public statement by senior members of the worldwide Triratna Buddhist Order As a Buddhist, I am utterly opposed to the encouragement of violence and discrimination against Muslims in Burma and elsewhere in the name of Buddhism. Violence and discrimination led by Buddhists against non-Buddhist minorities is also well documented in other countries, including Sri Lanka. …
Aung San Suu Kyi and EU Parliament urged to place human rights, anti-Muslim violence at the top of the agenda of European visit BANGKOK – Legislators from across Southeast Asia today called on Aung San Suu Kyi and European Parliamentarians and leaders to use the National League for Democracy (NLD) leader’s visit to Europe …