Rising Tensions in Rakhine State, Burma – Britain Must Seek UN Security Council Discussion
August 21, 2017
Burma Campaign UK today called on British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to ask for a meeting on rising tensions in Rakhine State, Burma at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)....
Burma Campaign UK joins call to ensure the rights of Burmese Muslims
August 3, 2017
Press release by Burma Human Rights Network: The Burma Human Rights Network and 19 other Organizations have issued a letter to Burma’s State Chancellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, calling...
Authorities Must Immediately Release and Drop Charges Against three Detained Journalists
July 14, 2017
Joint Statement: Myanmar Authorities Must Immediately Release and Drop Charges Against three Detained Journalists We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the arrest, detention and prosecution of six people, including...
Repeal Section 66(d) of the 2013 Telecommunications Law
June 29, 2017
Joint statement by 61 Myanmar and international human rights organizations Concerned by reports that the Myanmar authorities will retain the criminal defamation provision of Section 66(d) during a review of...
Min Aung Hlaing: Free Detained Journalists Now!
June 27, 2017
Burma Campaign UK today called on Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to immediately free three journalists detained by his soldiers on 26th June. Burma Campaign UK is...
Ten Questions for Aung San Suu Kyi (and myths debunked)
May 4, 2017
Statement by Burma Campaign UK Burma State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in the UK on Friday 5th May as part of a week-long visit to Europe, having...
Open Letter on the UN-Mandated Fact-Finding Mission to Myanmar
April 27, 2017
Re: Open Letter to Various Governments Regarding the UN-Mandated Fact-Finding Mission to Myanmar Your Excellency, 27th April 2017 We, the undersigned, call on States, including the United States, United Kingdom...
Germany & Austria Host War Criminal Min Aung Hlaing
April 25, 2017
Burma Campaign UK today condemned the governments of Germany and Austria for inviting Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to visit their countries this week. Earlier this year,...
Burma/Myanmar: Establish an independent prisoner review mechanism to end politically motivated imprisonment – 24 Organisations
April 20, 2017
On the occasion of the third anniversary of the death of U Win Tin, 24 organisations are calling for the immediate release of all individuals detained or imprisoned on fabricated,...
Burma Campaign UK’s Campaigns Officer speaks on women’s rights
March 27, 2017
Wai Hnin Pwint Thon, Campaigns Officer at Burma Campaign UK, spoke today on women's rights at an event in Parliament hosted by Catherine West MP, Shadow Foreign Minister, to mark...