Senior Myanmar Officials Implicated in War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
November 6, 2014
Press Release by the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School Myanmar must decide how to address legacy of abuses by military A four-year investigation by the International Human...
Bi Mon Te Nay Journalists Must Be Freed!
October 30, 2014
Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Bi Mon Te Nay journalists. Bi Mon Te Nay Journal's three journalists Kyaw Zaw Hein, Win Tin,...
Hugo Swire Impersonates Ostrich In British Parliament
October 29, 2014
Burma Campaign UK today accused Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire of sticking his head in the sand, trying not to see or talk about human rights problems in Burma which...
Finnwatch researcher Andy Hall trial in Thailand: Charge is dismissed due to unlawful interrogation process
October 29, 2014
The Prakanong Court in Bangkok dismissed defamation charge brought against Andy Hall by Natural Fruit Company Ltd, a pineapple export factory. Natural Fruit has launched multiple criminal and civil prosecution...
Burmese government urged to investigate the enforced disappearance of Sumlut Roi Ja
October 28, 2014
On the third anniversary of the abduction of Sumlut Roi Ja, an ethnic Kachin woman from Burma, we, the undersigned organizations, call on the Burmese government to thoroughly investigate her...
AAPP’s statement on the death of freelance journalist Aung Kyaw Naing, aka Par Gyi
October 27, 2014
The death of well known freelance journalist Aung Kyaw Naing, aka Par Gyi, while in military custody in Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State, comes as a shocking reminder of how extrajudicial...
Civil Societies’ Review on Myanmar’s Transition Process: Prospects for 2015 and Beyond
October 17, 2014
Statement by Myanmar Civil Society Organizations Forum 14 –16 October 2014 Introduction We, more than 650 representatives from 257 organizations and networks in Myanmar, came together in Yangon for 3...
New report by Kachin Women’s Association Thailand: Burmese military strategies fueling Kachin drug crisis
October 8, 2014
New report by Kachin Women’s Association Thailand: Burmese military strategies fueling Kachin drug crisis A new report exposes how anti-insurgency strategies of the Burma Army are fuelling the drug crisis...
Phillip Hammond Urged To Take Action To Free Htin Kyaw
October 2, 2014
Phillip Hammond Urged To Take Action To Free Htin Kyaw Burma Campaign UK today urged Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond to pressure the military-backed government in Burma to ensure the immediate...
Joint Submission on the Proposed World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) in Myanmar
September 12, 2014
Joint Submission on the Proposed World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) in Myanmar We, the undersigned organizations in Myanmar and other countries, respectfully submit these comments to the World...