UK Must Double Refugee Funding In Response To Suu Kyi Call
June 16, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today called on Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development, to respond to Aung San Suu Kyi’s call in her Nobel Peace Prize speech for increased…
British MPs call for Aid to Victims of Conflict in Burma
May 17, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed Early Day Motion 2719 on Burma tabled by members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy in Burma (APPG Burma). 66 MPs across all…
Budget, Not By-Elections, Next Big Test for Thein Sein
January 26, 2012
As Burma’s Parliament prepares for its next session, Burma Campaign UK called on the international community to pay close attention to the new budget proposed by Thein Sein’s government, as…
Burma Government Blocks British Aid To Ethnic Refugees
November 15, 2011
As Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development, visits Burma this week, Burma Campaign UK called on him to do more to ensure British aid reaches internal refugees who…
Over 30,000 displaced by Burma Army attacks face humanitarian crisis in Shan State
August 10, 2011
Press release by the Shan Women’s Action Network and the Shan Human Rights Foundation Over 30,000 displaced by Burma Army attacks face humanitarian crisis in northern Shan State Numbers of…
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes Increase in UK Aid to Burma
February 14, 2011
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed what will amount to a doubling of UK aid to Burma. News of the increase was reported by The Independent today. Burma Campaign UK has…
Burma Delegation Delivers 1,600 Letters to British Prime Minister
August 4, 2010
1,600 Call On Prime Minister David Cameron to Take the Lead on Burma Staff and volunteers at Burma Campaign UK today deliver 1,657 letters to 10 Downing Street, residence of…
One Thousand Letters Call On European Commission To Fund Cross-Border Aid
June 28, 2010
More than 1,000 supporters of Burma Campaign UK have written letters to Kristalina Georgieva, the European Commissioner responsible for European Union aid, calling on the Commission to review its policy…
Burmese Army Mortar-Bombs Schoolchildren
February 24, 2010
One schoolboy has been killed and two more injured when the Burmese Army fired a mortar bomb at a school in Northern Karen State. The attack took place at 9am…
Serious Illness Hits Kachin and Karen Children
September 23, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK is deeply concerned by reports it has received from Kachin and Karen State of a serious unknown disease which is particularly affecting children. Almost 2,000 people…