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Press release by Kachin Women’s Association Thailand On August 11, 2017, hundreds of Burma Army troops entered Kasung village, in Mogaung township of Kachin State, shooting indiscriminately at civilians. One villager was killed, at least two injured, and over 1,000…

Burma Campaign UK today called on British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to ask for a meeting on rising tensions in Rakhine State, Burma at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Britain leads on Burma at the UNSC. Anti Rohingya tensions…

Press release by Burma Human Rights Network: The Burma Human Rights Network and 19 other Organizations have issued a letter to Burma’s State Chancellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, calling on the Burmese Government to ensure the rights of Burmese…

Joint Statement: Myanmar Authorities Must Immediately Release and Drop Charges Against three Detained Journalists We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the arrest, detention and prosecution of six people, including three journalists, under the 1908 Unlawful Associations Act in Myanmar….

Joint statement by 61 Myanmar and international human rights organizations Concerned by reports that the Myanmar authorities will retain the criminal defamation provision of Section 66(d) during a review of the Telecommunications Law, 61 national and international human rights organizations…

Burma Campaign UK today called on Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to immediately free three journalists detained by his soldiers on 26th June. Burma Campaign UK is asking supporters to bombard Min Aung Hlaing’s social media accounts…

Statement by Burma Campaign UK 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. Here are ten questions that…

Re: Open Letter to Various Governments Regarding the UN-Mandated Fact-Finding Mission to Myanmar Your Excellency, 27th April 2017 We, the undersigned, call on States, including the United States, United Kingdom and the member states of the European Union, Association of…

Burma Campaign UK today condemned the governments of Germany and Austria for inviting Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to visit their countries this week. Earlier this year, the United Nations reported how Min Aung Hlaing’s soldiers had…

On the occasion of the third anniversary of the death of U Win Tin, 24 organisations are calling for the immediate release of all individuals detained or imprisoned on fabricated, politically motivated charges, and for the establishment of an independent…