Growing Public Health Emergency in Burma’s Ethnic Areas
May 6, 2021
Media Release from The Ethnic Health Committee (EHC) The EHC issues the following statement on the current health situation in ethnic areas of Burma. In the period before the coup…
12 Countries Left Training Burmese Military After Australia Suspends Programme
March 7, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by the Australian Foreign Minister, Marise Payne, that is had finally suspended its training programme with the Burmese military. It is 35 days…
EU Suspends Training of Military Controlled Myanmar Police Force
February 7, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that the European Union has finally suspended its controversial ‘Mypol’ training programme, training and equipping the Myanmar Police Force. The police force took part…
Urgent International Action Needed in Response to Burma Army Artillery Attacks in Northern Karen State
January 18, 2021
Statement from the Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN) The Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN) condemns escalating artillery attacks by the Burma Army in Mutraw (Papun) and Kler Lwe Htoo (Nyaunglebin)…
New Rules Introduced To Prevent UK Investment Aid Benefitting Burmese Military
November 30, 2020
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed notification from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) that it is bringing in new rules to prevent the Burmese military benefitting from investment in…
UK Must Take Urgent Action to Support IDPs and Refugees from Burma
April 15, 2020
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to coordinate increased international support for Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees from Burma. The entire country lacks the capacity to…
Statement by members of the European Burma Network
March 18, 2020
As the European Union (EU) approaches the renewal of the Common Position on Burma in April, members of the European Burma Network (EBN) are calling on the EU to strengthen…
DFID Tells Partners Not To Spend UK Aid With Burmese Military Companies
October 29, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed moves by Britain’s aid ministry, the Department for International Development (DFID), to prevent British aid reaching Burmese military companies. Burma Campaign UK has been lobbying…
Shrinking refuge: new threats to refugee security on the Shan-Thai border
May 23, 2019
New report by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) and Shan State Refugee Committee – Thai Border (SSRC-TB) A new report by SHRF and SSRC-TB exposes how security threats from…
Burma Campaign UK calls for more refugee aid – Mizzima
April 13, 2019
Mizzima reports on Burma Campaign UK’s call to the UK government to spend more on humanitarian aid to refugees and internally displaced people. The proportion of British aid spent on…