UNISON Appeal For UN Commission Of Inquiry On Crimes Against The Burmese People
February 15, 2010
UNISON APPEAL FOR UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON CRIMES AGAINST THE BURMESE PEOPLE UNISON, the UK’s leading public sector trade union, has written to MPs, asking them to support an...
UK Government: Burma Global Arms Embargo ‘Remains A Priority’
February 15, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a statement from British Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis MP that securing a global arms embargo against Burma remains a priority. The British government...
U Tin Oo Release Welcome, But Not A Sign of Change In Burma
February 13, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of senior NLD leader U Tin Oo, who has been either jailed or under house arrest since a failed attempt by the...
UK Government: ‘Tangible Progress’ Needed Before EU Eases Burma Sanctions
February 12, 2010
Media Release From Burma Campaign UK The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a statement by Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis MP that; “The UK will not support any easing of...
European Parliament Rejects Burma Election – Calls For End To Systematic Displacement
February 11, 2010
The European Parliament today passed a new resolution on Burma, stating that under present conditions Burma’s planned elections cannot be free and fair. As thousands of Karen people flee a...
Burmese Junta unjustly convicts American political prisoner Nyi Nyi Aung
February 10, 2010
Media Release from Freedom Now Today, a Burmese court found American Nyi Nyi Aung guilty on false charges and sentenced him to 5 years in a Burmese prison, including hard...
Thailand starts then halts deportation of Karen refugees to Burma
February 5, 2010
Nine Women and Four Children Forced Back Into Burma Against Their Will Thailand this morning started then halted the deportation of ethnic Karen refugees to a landmine-infested camp in Burma....
Thailand Forced Deportation of Karen Refugees to Burma Starts 7am, Friday 5th February
February 4, 2010
Thailand is to go ahead with the forced deportation of ethnic Karen refugees back to Burma at 7am this Friday 5th February. 35 families totalling 161 people will be forced...
3,000 Ethnic Karen Refugees at Risk of Deportation from Thailand to Burma
February 3, 2010
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the government of Thailand not to go ahead with forcing around 3,000 ethnic Karen refugees back to Burma. The refugees fled into Thailand...
Opium cultivation surging under junta’s control in Burma
January 26, 2010
A new report released today by Palaung researchers reveal that opium cultivation in Burma’s northern Shan State has been increasing rapidly over the past three years in areas under the...