EU – More Caution Needed on Burma Sanctions
January 24, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the EU suspending the application of the visa ban against senior government officials as an appropriate and proportional measure in response to changes that have...
All Burma VJs Freed
January 17, 2012
Statement From The Free Burma VJ Campaign The Free Burma VJ campaign is delighted to confirm the release of all the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) video journalists (VJs) in...
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes Political Prisoner Release
January 13, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of a significant number of political prisoners, including members of the 88 Generation Students and journalists from the Democratic Voice of Burma, but...
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes Hague’s Pragmatic Message on Burma
January 6, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed British Foreign Secretary William Hague’s upbeat but pragmatic message on political progress in Burma during his visit to the country. It is the first visit...
Burma Campaign UK Tribute and Condolences on the Death of Vaclav Havel
December 18, 2011
Burma Campaign UK sends condolences to the family and friends of former Czech President Vaclav Havel, who has died aged 75. Vaclav Havel was a longstanding supporter of human rights...
Hague Burma Visit – Prioritise Ending Burmese Army’s Use of Rape and Sexual Violence
December 13, 2011
Burma Campaign UK today called on Foreign Secretary William Hague to make ending the use of rape and sexual violence by the Burmese Army a top priority when he visits...
Eddie Izzard performs sell-out fundraising event in aid of Burma Campaign UK
December 13, 2011
Last night, on Monday 12 December 2011, Eddie Izzard performed a special fundraising event in aid of Burma Campaign UK, a sell-out comedy benefit at Brighton Dome. Eddie Izzard is...
Final Three Resistance Fighters Released In India
November 22, 2011
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of the three resistance fighters from Burma, who have been held in India for more than 13 years, despite never having committed a...
ASEAN must monitor reform and be willing to withhold 2014 chair if improvements aren’t met
November 18, 2011
Media Release from the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) JAKARTA – In light of the decision to hand Myanmar the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in...
Ban Ki-moon Urged to Press for Release of all Political Prisoners in Burma
November 17, 2011
In the past 24 hours, supporters of Burma Campaign UK have sent more than 1,000 email messages to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ahead of his meeting with President Thein...