International NGOs Urge Ban Ki-moon To Negotiate Aid Access To Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma)
May 20, 2015
Thirty seven international humanitarian aid and advocacy organisations have written today to the United Nations Secretary-General, urging him to give his “personal attention” to the humanitarian crisis in Rakhine State,…
Hammond Urged To Mobilise EU Over Rohingya Refugee Crisis
May 15, 2015
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…
KWO Speaks in British Parliament – Meets DFID Minister
March 11, 2015
Media Release from Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) The Karen Women’s Organization has successfully completed a lobbying trip to the United Kingdom between 23-28 February 2015, to raise issues of refugees…
Burma Crackdown on Students: EU, UK & USA Have Questions To Answer
March 11, 2015
Burma Campaign UK condemns the violent attacks on and arrests of protesting students in Letpadan yesterday. More than 100 students were arrested and a similar number believed injured. The crackdown…
Burma Refugee Delegation Addresses British Parliament Meeting
February 26, 2015
A delegation of refugees from Thailand-Burma border is visiting the UK this week, for a lobbying trip focusing on the situation of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) along the…
Calls For DFID Burma Census Inquiry Top 1,000
June 30, 2014
Calls For DFID Burma Census Inquiry Top 1,000 More than a thousand people have written to Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development, calling for an inquiry into why…
Burma Signing Sexual Violence Declaration Should Not Just Be PR Exercise
June 6, 2014
Burma Signing Sexual Violence Declaration Should Not Just Be PR Exercise Burma Campaign UK today called on the government of Burma to immediately publish what concrete actions it will take,…
Adequate Security And Assistance Needed Before Refugees Return – EBN
May 20, 2014
Members of the European Burma Network are deeply concerned that refugees from Burma living in camps in Thailand are being pressured to return to Burma prematurely because of cuts in…
DFID Should Conduct Inquiry Into Burma Census Funding
April 9, 2014
Burma Campaign UK is calling on Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development, to conduct an inquiry into the decision making process which led to the Department for International…
Women From Burma Delegation Speak In British Parliament
April 1, 2014
A delegation of women from Burma spoke in the British Parliament today about ongoing human rights abuses, aid, and the political situation in Burma. (Picture attached) The delegation of three…