Call for Support – U Win Tin Blue Shirt Day for political prisoners in Burma/Myanmar on April 21st 2015
April 14, 2015
We, the undersigned 17 organisations, are calling on people worldwide to wear a blue shirt or blue clothing on Tuesday April 21st, the first anniversary of the death of U…
Free Sein Than – Repressive Protest Laws Must Go
February 5, 2015
Burma Campaign UK today launches a campaign for the release of Sein Than, a political activist serving a two year prison sentence for taking part in and leading peaceful protests…
2015 Palm Campaign: “Even Though I’m Free I Am Not”
January 26, 2015
Media Release from The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) and the Former Political Prisoner Society (FPPS) The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) and the Former Political Prisoner Society…
Myanmar National Human Rights Council Urged to Free Aung Soe
December 18, 2014
Burma Campaign UK today urged U Win Mra, the Chairman of the Myanmar National Human Rights Council to call for the establishment of a permanent review mechanism for political prisoners,…
Recent Reports on Human Rights Violations – Summary Briefing Paper
December 4, 2014
Burma Campaign UK today published a new briefing paper, Recent Reports On Burma, which summarises key points from some of the most recent reports on Burma. In early November 2014…
Parliament Committee: Re-impose Burma Sanctions If No Improvement In Human Rights
November 27, 2014
The influential Foreign Affairs Committee of the British Parliament has published a report today which calls on the British government to support the re-imposition of European Union sanctions on Burma…
Bi Mon Te Nay Journalists Must Be Freed!
October 30, 2014
Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Bi Mon Te Nay journalists. Bi Mon Te Nay Journal’s three journalists Kyaw Zaw Hein, Win Tin,…
Hugo Swire Impersonates Ostrich In British Parliament
October 29, 2014
Burma Campaign UK today accused Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire of sticking his head in the sand, trying not to see or talk about human rights problems in Burma which…
AAPP’s statement on the death of freelance journalist Aung Kyaw Naing, aka Par Gyi
October 27, 2014
The death of well known freelance journalist Aung Kyaw Naing, aka Par Gyi, while in military custody in Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State, comes as a shocking reminder of how extrajudicial…
Phillip Hammond Urged To Take Action To Free Htin Kyaw
October 2, 2014
Phillip Hammond Urged To Take Action To Free Htin Kyaw Burma Campaign UK today urged Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond to pressure the military-backed government in Burma to ensure the immediate…