Letter to the Foreign Secretary on UK approaches to atrocity prevention
December 10, 2018
Charities and campaign groups including the Jo Cox Foundation, the United Nations Association UK, and Burma Campaign UK have called for a UK strategy on atrocity prevention in a joint...
Karen Peace Support Network condemns jailing of Kachin activists
December 9, 2018
Statement by Karen Peace Support Network KPSN condemns jailing of Kachin activists The Karen Peace Support Network condemns the conviction and jailing of Kachin peace activists, Nang Pu, Lum Zawng...
World Kachin Congress deplores unjust sentencing of Kachin civil society leaders
December 8, 2018
Media release from World Kachin Congress World Kachin Congress deplores unjust sentencing of Kachin civil society leaders, calls for sanctions against the real criminals – the Burma Army The World...
Report calls for cancellation of dams in Shan States
December 5, 2018
Press Release from Shan communities and MPs Shan communities and MPs call for cancellation of dams in conflict-torn northern and southern Shan State Shan communities and local Members of Parliaments...
53 organisations call on Aung San Suu Kyi to release Reuters reporters
November 5, 2018
53 civil society organisations from around the world, including Burma Campaign UK and most of the large international human rights and press freedom organisations, have signed a joint letter to State...
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...
Hsipaw public gather to oppose Naypyidaw’s new budget allocation for Upper Yeywa dam
October 12, 2018
Media Release by local people and MPs in Hsipaw township About 1,000 local residents and MPs are gathering in Hsipaw today to oppose the damming of the Namtu/Myitnge river, and...
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström must drop proposal to remove Burma trade privileges
October 10, 2018
Statement from members and observers of the European Burma Network EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström must drop proposal to remove Burma trade privileges EU should sanction the military rather than...
EU trade privileges move alarms garment sector – Frontier
October 6, 2018
A announcement by the European Union that it is considering suspending trade privileges for Burma has alarmed garment firms, which say hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk. Frontier Myanmar...
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...