Freedom of Information Request Reveals Costs of Thein Sein Visit to UK
October 30, 2013
The British Foreign Office has finally released details of the costs incurred for Burma’s President Thein Sein visiting the UK in July 2013. The invitation to President Thein Sein...
Sexual violence in Burma ‘deeply troubling’ says UK Foreign Secretary William Hague
October 29, 2013
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said in a letter to Burma Campaign UK that the British government; ‘continue to receive deeply troubling reports of the use of sexual...
2nd Anniversary of Sumlut Roi Ja Abduction Highlights Impunity in Burma
October 28, 2013
Today marks the second anniversary of Sumlut Roi Ja, an ethnic Kachin woman, being abducted by the Burmese Army. She is still missing, presumed dead. Sumlut Roi Ja is a...
Burmese government troops use villagers as human shields in Shan State
October 25, 2013
News Release by the Shan Human Rights Foundation Burmese government troops use villagers as human shields after attacks against ceasefire group in central Shan State On October 13, 2013,...
Statement on Buddhist-led violence against Muslims in Burma
October 25, 2013
Public statement by senior members of the worldwide Triratna Buddhist Order As a Buddhist, I am utterly opposed to the encouragement of violence and discrimination against Muslims in Burma and...
Burmese Army Attack And Loot Kachin IDP Camps
October 24, 2013
Media Release from Kachin National Organisation On the morning of Tuesday 22nd October, the Burmese Army launched an offensive at Namlim Pa and Mung Ding Pa village tracts in...
British government to discuss use of rape by Burmese Army in meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi
October 23, 2013
The continuing problem of the use of rape and sexual violence by the Burmese Army was raised in the British Parliament today, during a debate on international development. Valerie...
Aung San Suu Kyi and EU urged to place human rights top of agenda of European visit
October 18, 2013
Aung San Suu Kyi and EU Parliament urged to place human rights, anti-Muslim violence at the top of the agenda of European visit BANGKOK – Legislators from across Southeast...
133 Ethnic Civil Society Organizations Express Concern Regarding Foreign Military Engagement
October 17, 2013
133 Ethnic Civil Society Organizations Express Concern and Reservation Regarding Foreign Military Engagement with the Burmese Military Today, October 17, 2013, 133 civil society organizations, representing 15 of Burma’s ethnic...
EU-Myanmar: Embrace Civil Society
October 15, 2013
Media Release by The Swedish Burma Committee The developing EU-Myanmar partnership must reflect commitments to civil society, said an alliance of human rights organizations ahead of the launch of...