Burma Campaign UK
A letter from Glenys Kinnock, member of the House of Lords and Patron of Burma Campaign UK, is in The Guardian: Tahmima Anam (This migrant crisis will change our world, 20 May) is right. The root causes of the Rohingya boat people’s crisis must be addressed with greater breadth and urgency. It is welcome news …
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Article in Huffington Post today by Mark Farmaner, director at Burma Campaign UK: “Thousands of Rohingya refugees from Burma lie starving in boats off the coasts of Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. Dehydrated and desperate, they are forced to drink their own urine in sight of countries which should be offering them sanctuary. Attention is rightly …
Burma Campaign UK today called on Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond to ensure that EU Foreign Ministers discuss the Rohingya refugee crisis when they meet on Monday. The European Union should apply pressure on Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia to stop pushing boats of Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshis back out to sea. Fleeing escalating persecution in Burma, …
Burma Campaign UK today called on ASEAN members to stop pushing boats of Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshis back out to sea. Thousands of people are stranded in boats at sea as Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia push back boats of desperate refugees and migrants, some of whom have now been at sea for months. “Thailand, Malaysia …
A report by ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) In April 2015, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), an organization of members of parliament from several ASEAN countries, conducted a fact-finding mission in Myanmar. APHR is deeply concerned about the current dynamics there and how they affect the region and the broader global community. APHR …
Report by the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK This briefing paper reveals the escalation of repression of the Rohingya by President Thein Sein by withdrawing their right to vote. On February 11th 2015, President Thein Sein announced that all Temporary Registration Certificates, known as ‘White Cards’, would expire on 31st March 2015, and had to be …
Statement from Rohingya organisations We, the undersigned Rohingya organisations, strongly condemn the order by the Chin State government to remove a 54 foot-high cross, which it claims has been erected illegally. The authorities in Chin State issued a demolition order for a 16-metre cross built by a group of Christians on a hill overlooking Hakha. …
Report by the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK. This report compiles evidence from the United Nations, Human Rights Watch and others detailing violations of international law against the Rohingya in Burma. The briefing paper concludes that the overwhelming evidence indicates that human rights violations against Rohingya in Burma may constitute crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. …
Briefing by Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK. This report outlines the problems with the 1982 Citizenship Law. The effect of the Burma Citizenship Law 1982 is to make it almost impossible for the Rohingya to gain citizenship. This violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and international norms …