British government finally admits ‘setbacks’ in Burma’s reforms
March 12, 2015
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a new report by the British government, in which they finally admit that there are ‘a number of worrying setbacks’ in Burma’s reforms process, which...
KWO Speaks in British Parliament – Meets DFID Minister
March 11, 2015
Media Release from Karen Women's Organization (KWO) The Karen Women’s Organization has successfully completed a lobbying trip to the United Kingdom between 23-28 February 2015, to raise issues of refugees...
Burma Crackdown on Students: EU, UK & USA Have Questions To Answer
March 11, 2015
Burma Campaign UK condemns the violent attacks on and arrests of protesting students in Letpadan yesterday. More than 100 students were arrested and a similar number believed injured. The crackdown...
Shooting, killing and torture of civilians by Burma Army during Kokang conflict
March 4, 2015
Situation Update by Shan Human Rights Foundation Interviews by SHRF provide evidence that during the current conflict in the Kokang area, Burma Army soldiers have been indiscriminately shooting at civilians,...
Burma Refugee Delegation Addresses British Parliament Meeting
February 26, 2015
A delegation of refugees from Thailand-Burma border is visiting the UK this week, for a lobbying trip focusing on the situation of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) along the...
Rohingya Organisations Condemn Religious Discrimination in Burma
February 5, 2015
Statement from Rohingya organisations We, the undersigned Rohingya organisations, strongly condemn the order by the Chin State government to remove a 54 foot-high cross, which it claims has been erected...
Free Sein Than – Repressive Protest Laws Must Go
February 5, 2015
Burma Campaign UK today launches a campaign for the release of Sein Than, a political activist serving a two year prison sentence for taking part in and leading peaceful protests...
Rose-tinted Glasses Delivered to British Foreign Office
February 3, 2015
Burma Campaign UK was today joined by Baroness Kinnock, Baroness Nye, and supporters to deliver more than 2,000 rose-tinted glasses, photo petitions and campaign postcards to the British Foreign Office...
Allegations of Ethnically Motivated Rape and Killing in Myanmar of Grave Concern
January 27, 2015
Statement by United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura: (New York, 27 January 2015) I am gravely concerned by the killing and...
British Government In Denial About Burma’s Stalled Reforms – New Briefing Paper
January 27, 2015
Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new briefing paper responding in detail to the British government's misleading claims and the selective use of information that it uses to defend Burma's...