DFID Should Conduct Inquiry Into Burma Census Funding
April 9, 2014
Burma Campaign UK is calling on Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development, to conduct an inquiry into the decision making process which led to the Department for International...
Burma Army soldiers beat, stab and rob villager in northern Shan State
April 8, 2014
Press Release from Shan Human Rights Foundation A villager distributing invitations to his son’s ordination ceremony was beaten, stabbed and robbed by Burma Army troops of LIB 515 in Tang...
New Poster Campaign Highlights UK Burma Policy Failure
April 3, 2014
Burma Campaign UK today launches a new poster campaign to highlight how the British government's new soft engagement policy on Burma is failing to deliver human rights improvements. The first...
UNFPA, DFID & Other Donors Should Withdraw Burma Census Support
April 2, 2014
Burma Campaign UK today called on the United Nations, the Department for International Development (DFID) and other donors to Burma's census to withdraw their political, technical and financial support in...
Women From Burma Delegation Speak In British Parliament
April 1, 2014
A delegation of women from Burma spoke in the British Parliament today about ongoing human rights abuses, aid, and the political situation in Burma. (Picture attached) The delegation of three...
One Year on From Meiktila Violence – Hate Speech Unchallenged – Prejudice To Become Law
March 27, 2014
Statement by Members of the European Burma Network A year on from anti-Muslim violence in Meiktila, members of the European Burma Network express their deep concern that not only does...
Burma Census Should Be Postponed – European Burma Network
March 17, 2014
Members and observers of the European Burma Network call upon the government of Burma, the United Nations Population Fund, and international donors, to postpone the upcoming census on Burma. We...
67yr-old Refugee From Burma Does 2 Mile High Fundraising Parachute Jump
March 15, 2014
Aunty Pamela, a 67 year old refugee from Burma now living in the UK, today jumped out of a 2 mile high plane to raise funds for Burma Campaign UK....
Villagers from Myaung Byo to File Court Case Over Damages Caused from Mining Project
March 15, 2014
Media Release From Myaung Byo Villagers The Heinda mining project, located in Myitta Township, Dawei District in Tanintharyi Region, operated by Myanmar Pongpipat company Ltd. has had many negative social...
Civil society and political parties in Burma call for immediate halt to dams on the Salween River
March 14, 2014
PRESS STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR RIVERS AND AGAINST DAMS By Burma Rivers Network (33538) ethnic signatories and (131) civil society and political parties in Burma call for...