Launch of Free Burma VJ Campaign for the release of imprisoned Democratic Voice of Burma journalists
May 3, 2011
Press Release from Democratic Voice of Burma The Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) news organisation is marking World Press Freedom Day on 3 May with the launch of a campaign...
AAPP has grave concerns for NLD member denied urgent medical treatment
April 18, 2011
Press release from The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) has grave concerns for political prisoner, Ko Min Aung, after learning he has...
EU Maintains Burma Sanctions
April 12, 2011
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the decision by EU Foreign Ministers to renew European Union (EU) economic sanctions on Burma for a further year. EU Foreign Ministers met today to...
Community groups denounce widespread atrocities against civilians as Burmese regime breaks ceasefire
April 12, 2011
Press release by Shan community based organisations Shan community groups strongly denounce the current Burma Army offensive against the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) and atrocities against civilians, including shelling of...
ITUC & ETUC call on EU to Support Commission of Inquiry
April 11, 2011
EU Should Support Commission of Inquiry on Burma Brussels The ITUC and the ETUC are calling on the European Union to support the holding of a UN Commission of Inquiry...
EU Must Support Burma Inquiry Into Crimes Against Humanity
April 8, 2011
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to ensure that the EU supports a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma. EU...
Burma’s Constitution – Denying Ethnic Rights – New Briefing from Burma Campaign UK
March 31, 2011
Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new Briefing Paper - Burma’s New Constitution - Denying Ethnic Rights - analysing Burma’s new Constitution and the impact it has on ethnic rights. View the...
History Repeats Itself In Burma – Dictatorship Rebrands Itself Again
March 30, 2011
Burma’s Dictator, Than Shwe, has today officially disbanded the State Peace and Development Council, the body through which Burma’s dictators have ruled the country since 1997. However, Burma Campaign UK...
Denmark and Latvia Support UN Burma Inquiry
March 10, 2011
Two more European countries have expressed support for international investigations into human rights abuses in Burma, following protests in London targeting six European countries. Latvia stated it supports a UN...
Political Prisoners in Burma – A Crime Against Humanity – Briefing and Protests
March 10, 2011
Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new briefing, ‘Political Prisoners in Burma – A Crime Against Humanity’. The briefing finds, based on international law, that the detention and treatment of...