Burma’s Human Rights In Freefall Since Gambari’s Appointment
August 21, 2008
Number of Political Prisoners Almost Doubled Over 130,000 Forced From Homes by Ethnic Cleansing The Burma Campaign UK today urged the United Nations to abandon its softly softly approach to...
XL, Chubb Pull Out Of Burma – Pressure mounts on Lloyd’s
August 19, 2008
Two major insurers are pulling out of Burma only three weeks after the Burma Campaign UK published its report, Insuring Repression, highlighting how insurance companies have facilitated the flow of...
Prisoner Release Must Be Priority For Gambari
August 18, 2008
Conditions Worsening for Burma’s Political Prisoners – Medical Treatment Denied The Burma Campaign UK today called on UN Envoy Ibrahim Gambari to make the release of political prisoners a top...
15 Year-Old Schoolgirl Gang-Raped And Mutilated by Burmese Soldiers
August 15, 2008
Pictures available. Burma Campaign UK sources have confirmed that Burmese Army soldiers have gang-raped and mutilated a 15 year old schoolgirl in Kachin State Burma. No action has been taken...
200 Join Protest At Burmese Embassy, London
August 8, 2008
More than 200 people joined a demonstration outside the Burmese Embassy in London. The protest was so large that the entire street had to be closed to traffic. The 8th...
Protestors Demand Release of Political Prisoners on 20th Anniversary of Uprising
August 8, 2008
Hundreds of protestors are expected to converge on the Burmese Embassy in London today to demand the release of political prisoners. The demonstration will take place from 1-2pm, 19a Charles...
Democracy in Burma 20 years on: We won’t forget, we won’t give up
August 4, 2008
Twenty years after the inspiring 8888 uprising, we stand in solidarity as a movement, more determined than ever, to achieve democracy and human rights in Burma. We join our voices...
UN Has Known About Burma Exchange Rate Fraud For Years
July 30, 2008
UN must stop covering up for Burma regime. The Burma Campaign UK today expressed surprise and concern about claims by the United Nations that they were ‘slow to recognise’ the...
New Report Exposes Insurance Industry Burma Links
July 29, 2008
Read the report here: http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/insurance.php The Burma Campaign UK today publishes a groundbreaking new report exposing how foreign insurance companies have facilitated the flow of billions of dollars to the Burmese...
Women of Burma Living Under Dictatorship
July 15, 2008
Women in Burma bear the brunt of dictatorship in the country. On Tuesday 15th July at 6pm three women from Women Of Burma UK will give presentations to British MPs...