‘I Thought I Would Die’ – New Report Details Eyewitness Accounts of Atrocities
November 1, 2017A report by the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK This new report, ‘I Thought I Would Die’ presents evidence of violations of international law being perpetrated against the Rohingya, including attacks on children, indiscriminate use of landmines, rando …
Resource federalism: Burma Environmental Working Group report
October 24, 2017While Burma’s ethnic states are blessed with a wealth of natural resources and biodiversity, they have been cursed by the unsustainable extraction and sale of those resources, which has fuelled armed conflict. In a report launched today, the Burma Envi …
“My world is finished”: Amnesty International report on crimes against Rohingya
October 24, 2017In this briefing, Amnesty International presents evidence that the Myanmar military has killed at least hundreds of Rohingya women, men, and children; raped and perpetrated other forms of sexual violence on Rohingya women and girls; and carried out org …
OHCHR mission report on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
October 24, 2017Interviews with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reveal a deliberate and systematic pattern of brutal human rights violations. The OHCHR’s report on its rapid response mission to Cox …
AAPP report on political prisoners September 2017
October 17, 2017There are 220 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activities. 42 are currently serving prison sentences, 51 are awaiting trial inside prison, 127 are awaiting trial outside prison. In September, three individuals were arrested, five people …
The military coup threat myth
October 11, 2017Burma Briefing No. 44 A persistent myth that the military in Burma are looking for an excuse to retake direct control of the country is now being used to justify inaction over the ethnic cleansing and possible genocide of the Rohingya. For some, it is …
AAPP report on political prisoners August 2017
September 15, 2017There are 229 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activities. 42 are currently serving prison sentences, 56 are awaiting trial inside prison, 131 are awaiting trial outside prison. In August, there were 38 arrests, four people were charged, …
AAPP report on political prisoners July 2017
August 16, 2017There are 225 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activities. 39 are currently serving prison sentences, 50 are awaiting trial inside prison, 136 are awaiting trial outside prison. In July, 31 individuals were arrested, 42 were charged, 19 …
AAPP report on political prisoners June 2017
July 14, 2017There are 212 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activities. 41 are currently serving prison sentences, 49 are awaiting trial inside prison, and 122 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month, 33 people were arrested, 27 people were cha …
Is it time to revive the ‘Dirty List’ of companies helping Burma’s military?
July 13, 2017Burma Briefing No. 43 In 2002, Burma Campaign UK published the first ‘Dirty List’ of companies directly or indirectly helping the military dictatorship in Burma, or which were linked to human rights violations. The ‘Dirty List’ was a tactic to pressure …