Why Aung San Suu Kyi is defending the military at the International Court of Justice, and why losing would present her with an opportunity
December 10, 2019
By Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK Aung San Suu Kyi has once again managed to shock people around the world over her approach to the Rohingya crisis, this...
UK election 2019 – Policies on Burma and human rights
December 10, 2019
Burma Campaign UK does not take party political positions or back any political parties. Our role is to persuade the government of the day to take the strongest possible action...
Rohingya Genocide Two Years On – A Record Of Failure By The International Community
August 25, 2019
It is hard to overstate just how badly the international community has failed, and continues to fail, to stand up for the rights of the Rohingya. As the penholder on...
The investment summit and the elephant in the room
March 20, 2019
By Mark Farmaner, Director, Burma Campaign UK The annual Myanmar trade and investment conference took place in London on Monday 18th March. It is a strange event. British government officials,...
EU targets garment workers, not Burmese military, over human rights violations
October 29, 2018
By Mark Farmaner The EU is considering sanctioning garment workers but has rejected sanctions against Min Aung Hlaing When the United Nations Fact Finding Mission published its report into human...
The Foreign Office is finally changing its approach to Burma, but by how much?
September 24, 2018
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt visited Burma last week, and his approach was very different from his predecessor, Boris Johnson. Before his visit Jeremy Hunt met with members of the Rohingya...
New UNICEF report highlights impact on Rohingya children
August 24, 2018
When Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, launched his pre-planned military offensive against Rohingya civilians last August, the majority of those he targeted were children. A new UNICEF...
Rohingya crisis one year on: Business as usual for EU
August 20, 2018
By Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK When Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, launched his military offensive against Rohingya civilians in August 2017, there was international outrage....
Jeremy Hunt needs to conduct a wholesale review of British policy on Burma
July 12, 2018
By Mark Farmaner, Director, Burma Campaign UK Following the military offensive against the Rohingya in October 2016, in which around 80,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh and there were credible reports...
The refugee’s right to return home
June 26, 2018
By Paul Sztumpf Refugee researcher, Burma Campaign UK `The right of return’ is a fundamental right of all refugees, to voluntarily return to their country of origin or of citizenship and...