Burma Army conscripts porters, detains elderly and children during “clearance operations” near Upper Yeywa dam site in N. Shan State; arrests, tortures villagers in S. Shan State
September 7, 2018
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation From July 23 to August 9, 2018, Burma Army troops from five battalions – LIB 115, 501, 504, 505, 506 -- carried out...
Reuters Journalists: Aung San Suu Kyi Must Release Them Today
September 3, 2018
Burma Campaign UK today condemned the sentencing of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and urged Aung San Suu Kyi to release them today, and to repeal all repressive laws,...
UN Rohingya Genocide Finding – UK Must Stop Protecting Burmese Military From Justice
August 27, 2018
Following the release of an interim report by the United Nations Fact Finding Mission calling for Min Aung Hlaing and other senior generals to be investigated and prosecuted for the...
New UNICEF report highlights impact on Rohingya children
August 24, 2018
When Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, launched his pre-planned military offensive against Rohingya civilians last August, the majority of those he targeted were children. A new UNICEF...
Rohingya crisis one year on: Theresa May must back ICC referral
August 24, 2018
Burma Campaign UK today called on British Prime Minister Theresa May to support the referral of Burma to the International Criminal Court. To date, the British Foreign Office, which claims...
Rohingya crisis one year on: Q & A
August 23, 2018
Saturday 25th August marks the first anniversary of the beginning of a pre-planned military offensive against the Rohingya population in Burma, using the pretext of attacks by a small armed...
Myanmar authorities must be brought before International Criminal Court, say Southeast Asian lawmakers
August 23, 2018
Press Release from ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights JAKARTA More than 130 lawmakers from across Southeast Asia today demanded the international community bring officials in Myanmar to justice for atrocity...
Rohingya crisis one year on: Business as usual for EU
August 20, 2018
By Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK When Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, launched his military offensive against Rohingya civilians in August 2017, there was international outrage....
UN Security Council Members must refer Burma to the International Criminal Court – Karen communities worldwide
July 30, 2018
Karen communities worldwide join the call from Kachin and other ethnic people of Burma for the United Nations Security Council to refer Burma to the International Criminal Court. As long...