UN Must Act On G8 Call For Burma Dictatorship To Enter Into Dialogue
June 27, 2010
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a statement by the G8, whose leaders have just held their annual summit, which calls on Burma’s dictatorship to enter into ‘substantive dialogue’ with Burma’s...
New Report On Crimes Against Humanity Against Rohingyas Strengthens Case For UN Inquiry
June 23, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a new report – Crimes against Humanity in Western Burma: The Situation of the Rohingyas – published by the Irish Centre for Human Rights....
Words Must Be Turned Into Action For Aung San Suu Kyi
June 19, 2010
Burma Campaign UK today warmly welcomed British Prime Minister David Cameron’s letter of support for Aung San Suu Kyi on her 65th birthday, and asked him to take the lead...
British MPs Call For UN Action On Burma
June 19, 2010
Ninety British MPs so far have signed a Motion in the British Parliament calling on the British government to support a UN led effort to secure dialogue in Burma. The...
Aung San Suu Kyi’s 65th Birthday Celebrated In Over 22 Cities Worldwide
June 18, 2010
Demonstrations, concerts, performances, conferences, seminars, protests and numerous other events are taking place in more than 22 cities around the world to mark the celebration of Aung San Suu Kyi’s...
NLD Leader U Win Tin Video Message For Aung San Suu Kyi
June 18, 2010
A video birthday message to Aung San Suu Kyi from National League for Democracy leader U Win Tin has been smuggled out of Burma. In the message U Win Tin,...
Exiles stage defiant protest at London embassy to mark Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday
June 18, 2010
Five Burmese exiled dissidents staged a defiant protest at the country’s London embassy earlier this morning to mark the 65th birthday of Burma’s iconic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung...
UN Declares Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s Detention Illegal;
June 17, 2010
Media Release from Freedom Now UN Urges Her Immediate And Unconditional Release Washington, D.C. – Today, Freedom Now released Opinion No. 12/2010 from the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary...
Protest against forced relocation and arbitrary arrests of youths in Kachin State
June 7, 2010
Media Release from Kachin National Organization - UK Today, the Kachin Community in UK are holding a protest against forced relocation of villagers due to the Myitsone Irrawaddy dam project,...
EU/ASEAN Burma Statement Effectively Amounts to Defence of the Dictatorship
May 27, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK today condemned as ‘pathetic’ and ‘irresponsible’ a joint statement on Burma issued by the EU and ASEAN on 26th May. The statement goes so far in...