Major Changes in EU Burma Policy needed
March 21, 2019
Statement by members of the European Burma Network As the European Union approaches the renewal of the Common Position on Burma in April, and as discussions continue within the European…
Drop defamation charges against journalist Ko Swe Win and repeal Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law
March 7, 2019
Press Release from Freedom of Expression Activist Organization and Progressive Voice Second anniversary of the defamation charges brought against Ko Swe Win [Yangon, 7 March 2019] Myanmar authorities must drop the case…
Kachin activists jailed for peaceful protests should be released immediately
December 11, 2018
Burma Campaign UK today condemned the sentencing of three Kachin activists to six months in prison and a 500,000 Kyat fine (£250) each, and called for their immediate release. Nang…
53 organisations call on Aung San Suu Kyi to release Reuters reporters
November 5, 2018
53 civil society organisations from around the world, including Burma Campaign UK and most of the large international human rights and press freedom organisations, have signed a joint letter to State…
Reuters Journalists: Aung San Suu Kyi Must Release Them Today
September 3, 2018
Burma Campaign UK today condemned the sentencing of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and urged Aung San Suu Kyi to release them today, and to repeal all repressive laws,…
Disappointment As Aung San Suu Kyi Keeps Around 90 Political Prisoners In Jail
April 17, 2018
Burma Campaign UK today expressed disappointment at the apparent decision by Aung San Suu Kyi to keep around 90 political prisoners in jail. The reported release of 36 political prisoners…
EU Burma Response: Too Little Too Late
February 26, 2018
Burma Campaign UK today described new restrictive measures announced by the EU in response to human rights violations in Burma as too little too late, and unlikely to have any…
Aung San Suu Kyi must free Kachin Pastors, Dumdaw Nawng Latt and Langjaw Gam Seng
December 23, 2017
On the first anniversary of their arrest, Burma Campaign UK today urged Aung San Suu Kyi to immediately release Dumdaw Nawng Latt and Langjaw Gam Seng, and to repeal repressive…
Urgent appeal for charges to be dropped against nine Ho Pong farmers unjustly arrested four months ago
November 28, 2017
Urgent appeal by the Shan Human Rights Foundation The Shan Human Rights Foundation is calling urgently for charges to be dropped against nine farmers, including a 12-year-old boy, from Ho…
Call for a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situaton in Myanmar
November 20, 2017
To: Member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council Excellencies, 20 November 2017 Open Letter Re: Call for a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on…