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Report by the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK. In June and October 2012 there were large scale violent attacks against the ethnic Rohingya in Rakhine State. Ethnic Kaman Muslims were also targeted. In addition there were widespread and numerous other incidents of violence, intimidation and harassment against the Rohingya. Estimates of those killed in the violence …
A report by Refugees International Two years after a wave of violence hit the region, Rakhine State has become a segregated zone. Two million ethnic Rakhine live apart from 1.2 million stateless Rohingya, who are trapped inside displacement camps or barred from leaving their villages. Ending this segregation and protecting the rights of the Rohingya …
Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on the upcoming elections in Myanmar4 November 2015 Statement by the National League for Democracy ‘The position of the National League for Democracy regarding the boat people’ 1 …
Burma Campaign UK is supporting the campaign by United To End Genocide to tell Obama to #justsaytheirname ‘Rohingya’ when he visits Burma next week. You can support the campaign here: http://endgenocide.org/actions/president-obama-say-rohingya/
Article in Huffington Post by Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK. Four years after its reform process began, Burma still has one of the worst human rights records in the world. In fact, human rights violations which break international law have actually increased, with evidence of war crimes, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing and …
A short video about the situation of the Rohingyas in Burma.
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 rights violations in Rakhine State may constitute crimes against humanity as defined under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.” He went on to …
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 Government to work to establish an international investigation into violations of international law against the Rohingya people. David has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) …
Statement From Members Of The European Burma Network Members of the European Burma Network express their deep concern at reports of further massacres of members of the Rohingya ethnic group in Burma. The report by the United Nations that at least 48 Rohingya men women and children have been killed, and that police were involved, …
Since the Rohingya genocide in 2017 the Rohingya who remain in Rakhine State continue to face grave risks and ongoing persecution from the Burmese military and the Arakan Army. The Burmese military’s movement restrictions and aid blockages have increased food shortages and health concerns. The Burmese military and Rohingya armed groups have unlawfully conscripted Rohingya in Bangladesh …