OIC Must Back UN Inquiry Into Rohingya Crisis
January 17, 2017
Burma Campaign UK today called upon the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to officially support the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry into the situation in Rakhine State, Burma, when...
Rohingya Crisis – UK Must Support UN Inquiry
January 4, 2017
The government of Burma has today published an interim report of the Commission established by the President to investigate violence in Rakhine State since October 2016. The findings confirm concerns...
Fourteen Nobel Laureates sign letter calling on UNSC to help end persecution of Rohingya
December 29, 2016
Fourteen Nobel laureates including 12 Nobel Peace Prize laureates have been joined by Arianna Huffington, Richard Branson, director Richard Curtis, former Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi and investor Mo...
Time for a rethink on policy towards Burma’s military
December 16, 2016
Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new briefing paper, ‘Time for a rethink on policy towards Burma’s military’, calling for a debate on new ways to influence Burma’s military. The...
Thailand must cease prosecution of human rights defenders
December 12, 2016
Global coalition of 110 organizations call on Prime Minister Prayut for reforms Thailand’s use of criminal defamation laws and the Computer Crimes Act to prosecute human rights defenders violates its...
On-going Sexual Violence by Burma Army
December 6, 2016
Statement by the Karen Women's Organisation 16 Days of Activism to Stop Violence Against Women During this current 16 Day Campaign to increase awareness about Violence Against Women, KWO feels...
Burma Army tortures three farmers, and shoots one farmer in Mong Yen, northern Shan State
December 6, 2016
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation Burma Army tortures three farmers, and shoots one farmer in Mong Yen, northern Shan State 1. Three villagers tortured for speaking loudly On...
58 villagers arbitrarily detained in Northern Shan State
November 29, 2016
Media Release by the Kachin Peace Network Intense fighting broke out again in Northern Shan State on 20th November in Mungkoe, Pawng Sai and 105 Mile trading checkpoints and fighting...
Ban must go to Burma to negotiate aid access
November 28, 2016
Burma Campaign UK has launched a campaign calling on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to personally go to Burma to negotiate the lifting of restrictions on humanitarian aid access in...
Rohingya Photo Exhibition in the British Parliament
November 28, 2016
As Rohingya in Burma face yet another violent crackdown, an award-winning exhibition on the Rohingya, Exiled To Nowhere: Burma's Rohingya, is being held this week in the British Parliament between...