Friends Burma’s Rohingya Could Do Without
March 27, 2013
Burma Briefing No. 20 Tensions are again rising in Rakhine State. Organisations and individuals are actively stirring up anti-Rohingya hatred, and there are fears that large scale violence could erupt...
An international task force is needed to help tackle growing religious violence in Burma
March 25, 2013
Burma Briefing No. 19 The consequences of failing to address the growing religious tensions in Burma are so serious that they justify the urgent creation of a task force which...
By-elections don’t mean Burma is free
March 30, 2012
Burma Briefing No. 18 In the run-up to by-elections on 1 April, this commentary by Zoya Phan, Campaigns Manager at Burma Campaign UK, looks at the details behind the headline...
Analysis of EU Conclusions on Burma
January 24, 2012
Burma Briefing No. 17 EU Foreign Ministers met on 23rd January to discuss Burma policy. This Briefing analyses the Council conclusions issued by EU Foreign Ministers. While the decision to...
Political Prisoner Releases in Burma
September 30, 2011
Updated 10 January 2012 Burma Briefing No. 16 As speculation mounts that the government in Burma is about to release some political prisoners, this briefing looks at the history of...
Events in Burma – New or Recycled?
September 8, 2011
Burma Briefing No. 15 This briefing analyses recent events in Burma, many of which have been hailed as ‘new’, ‘unprecedented’ and ‘progress’. It finds that most of what has taken...
War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Burma
July 25, 2011
Burma Briefing No. 14 For twenty years the United Nations has documented human rights abuses in Burma which may be in violation of international law. In March 2010 the United...
Germany and Burma – Business before human rights
June 23, 2011
Burma Briefing No. 13 Commentary on an article published on 20th June 2011 in the Financial Times by Markus Loening, Germany’s federal commissioner for human rights policy. It is rare...
Crisis in Shan State
May 4, 2011
Burma Briefing No. 12 On 13th March 2011 the dictatorship in Burma broke a 22 year long ceasefire agreement with the Shan State Army – North. Sixty-five clashes were reported...
Burma’s New Constitution – Denying Ethnic Rights
March 31, 2011
Burma Briefing No. 11 This briefing looks at the wide-ranging negative impacts Burma’s new Constitution will have on ethnic groups in Burma. The Constitution is likely to lead to the...