Gang-rape in church – impunity for sexual violence in Kachin conflict continues
May 18, 2012
Media Release From Kachin Women’s Association - Thailand Gang-rape in church highlights Burma Army impunity for sexual violence in Kachin conflict The gang-rape and prolonged torture of a woman in...
British MPs call for Aid to Victims of Conflict in Burma
May 17, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed Early Day Motion 2719 on Burma tabled by members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy in Burma (APPG Burma). 66 MPs across all...
Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence
May 16, 2012
Statement by a worldwide coalition of Burma campaigning groups “Rape is used in my country as a weapon against those who only want to live in peace, who only want...
Democracy Activists remain in jail – Free Aye Aung!
May 15, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today urged Jeremy Browne MP, British Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for Burma, to push the military-backed government in Burma to investigate the numbers of remaining political...
Investment and Trade in Burma
May 2, 2012
Statement by Members and Observers of the European Burma Network With many sanctions against the military-backed government in Burma in the process of being suspended or lifted, there is intense...
Political Prisoner Left Behind – Free Thant Zaw!
April 27, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today urged Jeremy Browne MP, British Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for Burma, to do more to persuade the military-backed government in Burma to release all remaining...
Burma Sanctions Suspension – Timelines and Benchmarks Needed
April 13, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by British Prime Minister David Cameron that Britain will not support EU sanctions against Burma being lifted. He has proposed sanctions be suspended...
David Cameron Must Highlight On-going Human Rights Abuses In Burma
April 12, 2012
On the eve of Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to Burma, Burma Campaign UK called on him to highlight the serious on-going human rights abuses in the country, and the...
UN Security Council Must Address War Crimes in Burma
April 10, 2012
As the United Nations Security Council meets today to discuss developments in Burma, Burma Campaign UK called on Council members to address attacks against ethnic minority civilians by the Burmese...
UK Must Not Abandon Burma’s Political Prisoners
March 28, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today called on British Foreign Secretary William Hague to ensure the European Union maintains pressure on the military backed government in Burma until all political prisoners are...