Revolving door of political prisoners keeps spinning
January 23, 2016
Burma Campaign UK welcomes the release of around 52 political prisoners this week. Burma Campaign UK has been welcoming the release of political prisoners in Burma for more than 20...
New report exposes systematic cover-up of Myanmar Army involvement in Kachin rape-murder case
January 19, 2016
Press release by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) and Legal Aid Network (LAN) A new report exposes the systematic cover-up of the Myanmar Army’s involvement in the rape-murder of...
Burma Army shelling and aerial bombing of 6,000 civilians in Mong Nawng town are war crimes
November 20, 2015
Urgent update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation The Shan Human Rights Foundation strongly condemns the Burma Army shelling and aerial bombing of Mong Nawng town in central Shan State...
UNSC Burma Meeting – Action Needed on Shan and Kachin Conflict
November 18, 2015
Burma Campaign UK is calling on members of the United Nations Security Council to take up the issue of increased Burmese Army military offensives in Shan State and Kachin State...
UN General Assembly Resolution on Burma – No Practical Action to End Abuses
November 6, 2015
Burma Campaign UK today described the draft UN General Assembly Resolution on the situation of human rights in Burma as not reflecting the scale and seriousness of the human rights...
Naypyidaw must immediately stop its attacks in central Shan State and let communities return home
November 6, 2015
Statement by Shan Community Based Organisations Shan Community Based Organisations (CBOs) strongly denounce the current military offensive by Naypyidaw in central Shan State, which has caused civilian injury and displaced...
Give Rohingya Back Their Vote – Stop Genocide Against The Rohingya
November 5, 2015
From Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK), Restless Beings, Burmese Muslim Association UK, Bradford Rohingya Community UK and Burma Campaign UK. 100 people joined a protest at the British Foreign Office...
International Human Rights Organizations Call for Accountability of Lt. Gen. Ko Ko, Myanmar’s Minister of Home Affairs
November 5, 2015
We, the undersigned organizations, call for Lt. Gen. Ko Ko, Myanmar’s Minister of Home Affairs and Minister for Immigration and Population, to be held accountable for his involvement in human...
UK Must Support UN Inquiry Into Possible Rohingya Genocide
November 3, 2015
Burma Campaign UK is calling on the British government to back a UN Commission of Inquiry into the human rights situation in Rakhine State, Burma. Last week a major report...
New election Briefing Paper – Constitution ensures continued military control
October 30, 2015
Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new briefing paper – Burma's 2015 Elections and the 2008 Constitution, containing detailed analysis of what is likely to happen after election day, the...