Open Letter to Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council
September 14, 2017
Urgent action needed on Myanmar Dear Excellencies, We write to you regarding the deeply concerning situation in Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State. Reports estimate that more than 270,000 Rohingyas have...
Only One Person Can Stop Ethnic Cleansing In Myanmar, And It Isn’t Aung San Suu Kyi
September 13, 2017
Burma Campaign UK Director Mark Farmaner writes for WorldPost on Min Aung Hlaing, the man responsible for ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya: LONDON — If you haven’t been paying much...
UN: Burma Army Committing Ethnic Cleansing: UK Must Stop Training Programme
September 11, 2017
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, has today described the military attacks against the Rohingya as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. Since 25th...
157 Parliamentarians call on Government to suspend and review British Military Training Programs with Burmese Military
September 10, 2017
From the Office of Rushanara Ali MP 157 Parliamentarians have called on the Government to suspend and review its military training programme of the Burmese military in light of the...
Burma Facing Biggest Human Right Crisis In Decades – British Government Response Pathetic
September 7, 2017
Burma Campaign UK today warned that Burma is undergoing its biggest human rights crisis in decades, which has in turn created a major humanitarian crisis. However, unlike in the past,...
British foreign aid used to train the Burmese army – Daily Mail
September 5, 2017
Burma Campaign UK has called for an immediate halt to the British foreign aid training programmes that are provided for free to the Burmese military. 'British taxpayers will be horrified...
Rohingya Crisis: British Government Must Stop Training Burmese Military
September 4, 2017
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to immediately halt training programmes being provided for free to the Burmese military. Last year the British government spent more...
Response from the British government to the latest crisis in Rakhine State
September 1, 2017
This is the response from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to Burma Campaign UK supporters who emailed them to call for a UN Security Council meeting on the crisis in...
Pressure Needed On Min Aung Hlaing To Halt Attacks On Rohingya Civilians
August 31, 2017
Burma Campaign UK today called on the international community to focus pressure on Commander in Chief Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to halt attacks against Rohingya civilians....
Latest Burma Army war crimes in Kachin State highlight urgent need to end military-to-military ties with Burma
August 21, 2017
Press release by Kachin Women's Association Thailand On August 11, 2017, hundreds of Burma Army troops entered Kasung village, in Mogaung township of Kachin State, shooting indiscriminately at civilians. One...