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Media Release from Sherpa, Info Birmanie, Reporters Without Borders and Justice for Myanmar While the Myanmar military is once again accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by the United Nations, the UN Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar…

Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK The Myanmar authorities have done nothing to improve the lives of Rohingya trapped in Rakhine State where they continue to live under an oppressive and genocidal regime, the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK)…

31 new companies have been added to the latest edition of the ‘Dirty List’, bringing the total number of companies to 113. The new ‘Dirty List’ is available here. The ‘Dirty List’ names and shames international companies with business links…

In a joint letter to the Government of Malaysia, 84 organisations have called on Malaysia to end discriminatory rhetoric against Rohingya refugees. There has been a campaign of hate speech and violent threats against Rohingya refugees on social media platforms, causing…

Media Release from Justice For Myanmar A group of covert activists are joining forces in a campaign to improve the lives of all the people of Myanmar, while exposing the military’s systemic oppression and cycle of violence for profit and…

Burma Campaign UK today strongly criticised the European Union for deciding to continue with its ‘do nothing’ response to genocide in Burma. Last week, European Union Foreign Ministers decided to extend existing measures in place for a further year without…

On Tuesday 21st April Burma Campaign UK will join activists in Burma and across the world for Blue Shirt Day for Burma’s political prisoners. Tuesday 21st April is the sixth anniversary of the death of U Win Tin, a former…

Burma Campaign UK today expressed disappointment at Aung San Suu Kyi’s deliberate decision to keep almost 200 political prisoners in jail. Almost 400 more activists face trial and possible detention at a future date. While it is a wonderful news…

Statement by the Karen Peace Support Network While Burma’s state controlled media boast about “leaving no one behind” in their COVID-19 prevention campaign, the government and its security forces are drastically increasing the vulnerability of rural Karen –and other ethnic peoples — to the deadly…

By 139 organizations and one individual We, the undersigned civil society organizations call for the protection of civilians in armed conflict in Myanmar and for the State to comply with its obligations under the Geneva Conventions and UN Security Council…