Rohingya crisis one year on: Q & A
August 23, 2018
Saturday 25th August marks the first anniversary of the beginning of a pre-planned military offensive against the Rohingya population in Burma, using the pretext of attacks by a small armed...
Rohingya Citizenship – now or never?
July 23, 2018
The denial of citizenship to the Rohingya people is one of the foundation stones which underpins prejudice and violence against the Rohingya. By denying Rohingya citizenship, the government is officially...
The need for a new law broadening universal jurisdiction in the UK
June 28, 2018
This briefing looks at the need for a new law to broaden universal jurisdiction in the UK. The principle of universal jurisdiction allows courts in any country to prosecute perpetrators of the...
Political Prisoners Remain Behind Bars on the Fourth Anniversary of U Win Tin’s Death
April 16, 2018
Ahead of Blue Shirt Day, this briefing looks at the situation of political prisoners in Burma. Two years since the NLD-led government took power, there are still political prisoners in...
The military coup threat myth
October 11, 2017
Burma Briefing No. 44 A persistent myth that the military in Burma are looking for an excuse to retake direct control of the country is now being used to justify...
Is it time to revive the ‘Dirty List’ of companies helping Burma’s military?
July 13, 2017
Burma Briefing No. 43 In 2002, Burma Campaign UK published the first ‘Dirty List’ of companies directly or indirectly helping the military dictatorship in Burma, or which were linked to...
Ten Questions for Aung San Suu Kyi (and myths debunked)
May 4, 2017
Burma State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in the UK on Friday 5th May as part of a week-long visit to Europe, having also visited Belgium and Italy....
Time for a rethink on policy towards Burma’s military
December 16, 2016
Burma Briefing No. 42 The commentary briefing paper argues that the international community has yet to develop a strategy for effectively promoting human rights under the new political structure in...
110 high profile women stand with the women of Burma to end rape and sexual violence
March 8, 2016
110 high profile women, including Dame Judi Dench, Annie Lennox, Jo Brand, Gillian Anderson, Imelda Staunton, Julie Walters and Zoë Wanamaker, are standing with the women of Burma to end...
Burma’s 2015 Elections and the 2008 Constitution
October 30, 2015
Burma Briefing No. 41 Download the briefing here With elections scheduled in Burma on 8 November, this briefing contains detailed analysis of what is likely to happen after election day,...