EDF – No More Dams in Burma’s Conflict Zones – Pull Out of Shweli 3
October 24, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today called on French energy giant EDF to pull out of the Shweli 3 dam project in Burma, and make a commitment not to become involved in...
Aung Marm Oo/Development Media Group – 150 Days in Hiding
October 1, 2019
Today marks 150 days, 5 months, since Aung Marm Oo, Chief Editor of Development Media Group went into hiding following charges under the Unlawful Association Act and receiving death threats....
Karen Martyrs Day And Charges Against Organisers
September 11, 2019
Statement by Karen Peace Support Network The Karen Peace Support Network calls upon the government of Myanmar to immediately drop charges against Naw Ohn Hla and two other organisers of...
UN: Act to Prevent Future Atrocities
September 5, 2019
Myanmar Report Shows Need for Bold Action in High-Risk Situations (New York, September 5, 2019) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should act to prevent future UN failures in the face of...
Burmese military kill 5 civilians, including a baby and 2 children, and 3 other injured in Shan State
September 2, 2019
Kachin National Organisation’s Statement to the International Community On Saturday 31st August 2019, the Burmese military fired mortar bombs into Mohit Village, Kutkai Township, northern Shan State. The residents of...
Burma Army IB 68 fires shells from village temple, killing 52-year-old farmer in Lashio
August 29, 2019
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation In the evening of August 18, 2019, Burma Army troops from Infantry Battalion 68 fired shells from the local temple directly into the...
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...
Rohingya Genocide 2 Years On – Holidays Bans Not an Adequate Response
August 22, 2019
As we approach the second anniversary of the Burmese military offensive against the Rohingya on 25th August 2017, in which thousands were killed and 700,000 fled to neighbouring Bangladesh, Burma...
No repatriation without full citizenship, rights and justice
August 21, 2019
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are once again living in fear that they will be forced to return to Burma despite the Burmese government...
38 Companies Added To Burma ‘Dirty List’ – Google, Apple, EDF, Huawei
August 19, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today publishes an updated version of its ‘Dirty List’, adding 38 companies to the list of companies linked to Burma’s military, or to projects linked to human...