Free U Gambira! British Government Must Take Action
December 6, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today urged the Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire MP to make the unconditional release of U Gambira and all the remaining political prisoners one of his...
Civil Society and Community Groups Condemn the Violent Crackdown at Copper Mine
November 30, 2012
Civil Society and Community Groups Condemn the Violent Crackdown on Protest Against the Letpadaung Copper Mine in Burma We, the undersigned civil society and community based organizations, condemn yesterday’s...
Credible review mechanism needed for remaining political prisoners
November 19, 2012
Today the military-backed government in Burma released around 50 political prisoners. Two of the released activists had been highlighted as part of Burma Campaign UK’s campaign, No Political Prisoner...
Innocent civilians remain in Burma’s jails – Free Brang Yung and Lahpai Gam!
November 7, 2012
Burma Campaign UK is today calling on Hugo Swire MP, British Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for Burma, to pressure Burma’s military-backed government to agree to the formation of a...
Joint Statement on Humanitarian Assistance in Rakhine State, Burma
November 6, 2012
As organisations that work to promote the rights of all people of Burma, including the Rohingya community, we express our deep concerns about the shortfall in funding for the humanitarian...
International Observers Needed In Rakhine State, Burma
November 1, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to work for UN mandated international observers to be stationed in Rakhine (Arakan) State, Burma, following almost five months of...
Sumlut Roi Ja Still Missing One Year On
October 30, 2012
More than one year on, Sumlut Roi Ja, an ethnic Kachin woman abducted by the Burmese Army, is still missing and President Thein Sein is still failing to take...
Wai Hnin To Make Parachute Jump For Political Prisoners
October 19, 2012
On Saturday 20th October Wai Hnin Pwint Thon, Campaigns Officer at Burma Campaign UK, will be making a parachute jump from a plane two miles high to raise money for...
A community leader jailed in Burma – Free Tun Aung
October 12, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate release of Tun Aung and all remaining political prisoners in Burma. Tun Aung is a 65-year-old medical doctor and a respected community...
International donors spurn 60,000 displaced in Kachin control area on China border
October 2, 2012
Press release by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand International donors have failed dismally to respond to humanitarian needs of about 60,000 Kachin villagers displaced along the China border since conflict...