67yr-old Refugee From Burma Does 2 Mile High Fundraising Parachute Jump
March 15, 2014
Aunty Pamela, a 67 year old refugee from Burma now living in the UK, today jumped out of a 2 mile high plane to raise funds for Burma Campaign UK....
Villagers from Myaung Byo to File Court Case Over Damages Caused from Mining Project
March 15, 2014
Media Release From Myaung Byo Villagers The Heinda mining project, located in Myitta Township, Dawei District in Tanintharyi Region, operated by Myanmar Pongpipat company Ltd. has had many negative social...
Civil society and political parties in Burma call for immediate halt to dams on the Salween River
March 14, 2014
PRESS STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR RIVERS AND AGAINST DAMS By Burma Rivers Network (33538) ethnic signatories and (131) civil society and political parties in Burma call for...
Burma’s government must suspend all dam plans on the Salween River
March 14, 2014
Press release by Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) on March 14, 2014 on International Rivers Day The Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) urges the Burmese government and companies from neighbouring...
Abuses against Rohingya ‘may constitute crimes against humanity’ says United Nations Rapporteur
March 14, 2014
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the latest report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma. The Rapporteur concluded that: "The pattern of widespread and systematic human...
Open Letter from Myanmar/Burma Civil Society to the United Nations Human Rights Council
March 11, 2014
Re: The Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar/Burma Excellencies, We, a diverse range of civil society organizations from Myanmar/Burma, are writing to you in advance of the upcoming 25th regular...
UN Human Rights Council Burma Resolution Must Not Drop Demands For Action
March 10, 2014
Statement by members of the European Burma Network The content of the next United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution on Burma is currently being discussed by the European Union. Members...
PWO condemns Burma Army shelling of village, killing headman and injuring two women
March 3, 2014
Press release from Palaung Women’s Organization - PWO PWO strongly condemns the Burma Army for firing shells into the village of Pan Pyat, in Kyaukme township, northern Shan State, on...
British Government Downplaying Human Rights Abuses In Burma – New Briefing
March 3, 2014
Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new briefing paper - Downplaying Human Rights Abuses in Burma - analysing the most recent quarterly human rights update on Burma produced by the...
David Ward MP raises plight of persecuted Rohingyas in British Parliament
February 27, 2014
Media Release From David Ward MP Bradford East MP, David Ward, has highlighted the persecution being faced by the Rohingya people in Burma in Parliament, and has called on the...