UK election 2019 – Policies on Burma and human rights
December 10, 2019
Burma Campaign UK does not take party political positions or back any political parties. Our role is to persuade the government of the day to take the strongest possible action...
Burma ICJ Case A Warning To Companies Doing Business With The Military
December 9, 2019
As the Burmese military face charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice, Burma Campaign UK today called on companies in business with the Burmese military to immediately end...
Statement of Shan communities in support of international legal action against Burma’s military
December 9, 2019
We, the undersigned Shan communities, strongly support the international legal cases being brought against Burma’s military leaders, who have authorized atrocities against the country’s ethnic peoples for decades with impunity. ...
The Karen Grassroots Women’s Network Welcomes Cases Against Burma for Genocide
December 8, 2019
Media Statement by The Karen Grassroots Women’s Network The Karen Grassroots Women’s Network (KGWN) welcomes the two new legal cases against Burma’s State-actors and military for crimes against the Rohingya...
World Bank’s planned $250 million Eastern Burma project will fuel conflict
November 24, 2019
Statement from the Karen Peace Support Network We the undersigned, reject the World Bank’s planned $250 million “Peaceful and Prosperous Communities Project” (PPCP) for the alleged development of conflict-affected areas...
As landmine use in Burma increases, donors cut funding in landmine clearance
November 21, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today called on donors to reverse cuts in landmine clearance and education in Burma, and instead organise a donor summit in coordination with the government of Burma...
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes New Universal Jurisdiction And ICJ Genocide Cases
November 13, 2019
Burma Campaign UK welcomes the filing in an Argentinian court today of a case of genocide against the military and government in Burma, under the principle of universal jurisdiction. The...
Argentinean courts urged to prosecute senior Myanmar military and government officials for the Rohingya genocide
November 13, 2019
Media Release from the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK ● Argentinean courts petitioned to open criminal investigation into Myanmar’s brutal crimes against the Rohingya ● Legal case says Aung San Suu...
Joint letter on Plans to Move Rohingya Refugees to Bhasan Char Island
November 12, 2019
Sheikh Hasina WazedPrime MinisterOld Sangsad BhabaTejagaon, Dhaka-1215Bangladesh November 12, 2019 Re: Plans to Move Rohingya Refugees to Bhasan Char Island Dear Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, We, the 39 undersigned organizations,...
A year in Jail with Hard Labour for Telling Jokes about the Military
November 1, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Peacock Generation members, and urged the NLD-led government to repeal repressive laws which are being used to...