NLD Statement: “A Message to the People of Burma”
April 6, 2010
National League for Democracy No 97(B) West Shwegondine Street, Bahan Township, Rangoon 6th April 2010 “A Message to the People of Burma” (Unofficial Translation) 1. The National League for Democracy...
NLD Reject Burma Elections – UN Must Restart Dialogue Efforts
March 29, 2010
As the National League for Democracy (NLD) announced that elections laws are so unjust that it will not register as a party to be able to take part, Burma Campaign...
Burmese Army Shoots Five-Month Old Baby In Attack On Karen Village
March 25, 2010
On 22nd March a five month old baby boy, a five year old girl, and a 37 year old woman were killed in an attack by the Burmese Army on...
UK Government Supports Burma Regime Referral To International Criminal Court
March 25, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK today warmly welcomed a statement by the British government that it would support the United Nations Security Council referring Burma to the International Criminal Court. The...
Nyi Nyi Aung Release – Generals Keep Playing Their Games
March 18, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of Nyi Nyi Aung, an American Burmese arrested last year while visiting his sick mother, but warned that the generals are once...
British MPs Call on Thailand to Stop Threatened Deportations of Karen Refugees
March 17, 2010
Thirty-nine British MPs have added their names to a Parliamentary motion calling on Thailand to stop threatening to deport ethnic Karen refugees back to Burma. The motion comes after Thailand...
Australia supports UN Commission of Inquiry into Crimes in Burma
March 17, 2010
Media Release from Burma Campaign Australia In a major victory for Burma campaigners Australia is the first country to publicly announce its support for a UN Commission of Inquiry into...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls election terms in Burma “restrictive and unfair”
March 15, 2010
Statement from the Prime Minister Gordon Brown The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called the terms of the Burmese election laws “restrictive and unfair” and called for an urgent meeting...
Human Rights Council Burma Debate – Must Approve Commission of Inquiry – European Karen Network
March 14, 2010
Media Release from European Karen Network European Karen Network (EKN) calls on members of the Human Rights Council to support a recommendation by Mr. Tomás Ojea Quintana, the United Nations...
UN Burma Human Rights Expert Backs UN Commission of Inquiry Into Abuses
March 11, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK today warmly welcomed a recommendation by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Mr. Tomás Ojea Quintana, that the UN...