Burma Prisoner Release Public Relations, Not Reform
September 19, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today accused Burma’s President Thein Sein of playing games with the lives of political prisoners, using them as pawns in his efforts to persuade the international...
Innocent civilians remain in Burma’s jails – Free Brang Shawng!
September 14, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate release of Brang Shawng. Brang Shawng is a 25-year-old Kachin farmer who was arrested under suspicion of being a captain of Kachin...
Overturn 6 month sentence of human rights defender and lawyer Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min
August 30, 2012
Press Release from Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) (AAPP) is calling on the U Thein Sein administration in Burma to overturn the 6...
No political activists must remain in Burma’s jails: Free Zaw Zaw Aung
August 6, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today repeated its call to Jeremy Browne MP, British Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for Burma, to pressure Burma’s military backed government to agree to the formation...
UK Must Act on Arakan and Rohingya Crisis
July 24, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today called on British Foreign Secretary William Hague to end his silence on the current crisis in Burma and step up British diplomatic efforts to end the...
Statement by civil society organisations deeply concerned by violence against stateless Rohingya
July 17, 2012
Civil Society Organisations Deeply Concerned by On-going Violence against Stateless Rohingya in Myanmar and their Refoulement from Bangladesh The stateless Rohingya of Myanmar have suffered from extreme persecution and discrimination...
UK Government Report: Human Rights Abuses Continue In Burma
July 11, 2012
UK Government Report: Human Rights Abuses Continue In Burma The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office published its Human Rights and Democracy report for 2011 on July 10th. The report highlights...
Situation in Rakhine (Arakan) State and the Rule of Law – Statement by 34 Organisations
July 9, 2012
Recent events in Rakhine (Arakan) State, Burma, have many causes which need to be addressed. On all sides, however, there is agreement that there needs to be clarification and proper...
Student Activist Arrests Warning Sign on Limits of Burma Reform
July 7, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today called on European governments to view the arrests of around 20-30 student and youth activists in Burma on July 6th and 7th as a warning sign...
No political prisoners must remain in jail! Free Myint Aye!
July 5, 2012
On Tuesday this week, the military backed government in Burma announced the release of 25 political prisoners. Three recent released activists’ cases were highlighted as part of Burma Campaign UK’s...