EU Must Continue UN General Assembly Resolution on Burma
September 19, 2016
Statement by members and observers of the European Burma Network We are concerned by information we have received that the European Union has decided not to go ahead with a...
Human Rights Groups Oppose Lifting of U.S. Sanctions on Burma
September 12, 2016
Washington, DC, September 12, 2016 - As the U.S. prepares for a visit by Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of Burma, they must reconsider their decision to...
Investigate death and alleged rape of Rohingya woman
August 30, 2016
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT The Myanmar authorities must ensure a prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigation into the death and alleged rape of a Rohingya woman. The alleged refusal by...
Statement by the Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU) on plans to build dams on the Salween river
August 29, 2016
Statement by the Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU) on plans to build dams on the Salween river 1. The Salween is one of the longest free-flowing rivers in the...
Open letter from 26 Shan community groups to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to cancel Salween dams
August 18, 2016
To: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Foreign Minister, We are writing to express our great concern at your government’s announcement on August 12 that you will proceed...
BURMA: NGOS URGE GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT RELIGIOUS MINORITIES
July 5, 2016
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), together with over ten other organisations working for human rights in Burma, today calls on the government of Burma to take urgent action to protect vulnerable...
Joint Statement: End Impunity- A Call for Accountability for Crimes against Religious Minorities in Myanmar
July 5, 2016
On June 23, a violent group of people destroyed a mosque in Thaye Thamain village, Bago Region, and on July 1, a similar mob of people destroyed a Muslim prayer...
Burma Campaign UK statement on the death of Jo Cox MP
June 17, 2016
The people of Burma have lost a good friend. We first started working with Jo on Burma when she worked at the European Parliament with Glenys Kinnock. Jo played a...
Joint Statement: Five Years of War- A Call for Peace, Justice, and Accountability in Myanmar
June 9, 2016
Although much of the world has expressed excitement over Myanmar’s political transition, communities throughout Kachin and northern Shan states have been living with severe human rights abuses and displacement for...
Maran Gam and Zau La’s Case Must be Reviewed
June 2, 2016
Burma Campaign UK today called for the urgent reform of Burma’s Prisoners of Conscience Affairs Committee and to review the cases of Maran Gam and Zau La. Zau La is...