Now or Never – Is Time Running Out For Rohingya to get Citizenship?
July 23, 2018
The denial of citizenship to the Rohingya people is one of the foundation stones which underpins prejudice and violence against the Rohingya. Their right of citizenship is one of the...
Jeremy Hunt needs to conduct a wholesale review of British policy on Burma
July 12, 2018
By Mark Farmaner, Director, Burma Campaign UK Following the military offensive against the Rohingya in October 2016, in which around 80,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh and there were credible reports...
The refugee’s right to return home
June 26, 2018
By Paul Sztumpf Refugee researcher, Burma Campaign UK `The right of return’ is a fundamental right of all refugees, to voluntarily return to their country of origin or of citizenship and...
Burma Government Must Address Root Causes of Decades-long Civil War Before Discussion of IDP Return
June 25, 2018
Statement by Ei Tu Hta IDP Supporting Committee Statement in Burmese here. The decades-long offensives waged against ethnic nationalities by the Burmese military has created a humanitarian crisis in Burma....
Questions hang over the UN’s secret Rohingya deal with the government of Burma
June 8, 2018
By Mark Farmaner, Director, Burma Campaign UK Serious questions and doubts hang over the new MOU signed between the United Nations and the government of Burma on a supposed framework...
EU Must Reveal Which Members are Training the Burmese Military
May 31, 2018
Burma Campaign UK is today calling on the EU to reveal which EU members are providing training to the Burmese military, and publish details of that training. When EU members...
International Development Committee calls for major changes in UK Burma policy
May 22, 2018
In the face of atrocity crimes, ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and continuing attacks against other ethnic groups, the UK can no longer continue with ‘business as usual’ in its...
Karin Valtersson joins Kachin call for referral to ICC
May 18, 2018
Burma Campaign UK's Campaigns Officer, Karin Valtersson, joined the demonstration by the Kachin community in the UK, calling on the British government to support the UN Security Council's referral of...
Burma Army commits war crimes against Kachin IDPs
May 15, 2018
Update by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) Burma Army commits war crimes against Kachin IDPs: blocking access to refuge, using as human shields and minesweepers, indiscriminate shelling, looting Contrary...
Karen Women’s Organization supports Kachin demand for the UN Security Council to refer Burma to the ICC
May 10, 2018
Statement by the Karen Women’s Organization The Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) condemns all acts by the Burmese military in violation of the nationwide ceasefire. The Burmese Army has repeatedly demonstrated...