WLB urges new NLD-led government, and donors, to start afresh with the peace process
March 4, 2016
The Women’s League of Burma (WLB) is gravely concerned at the recent fighting in northern Shan State between the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and the Ta’ang National Liberation…
Gold mining companies try to buy silence of villagers impacted by toxic waste in eastern Shan State
March 3, 2016
Press release by the Shan State Farmers’ Network and Shan Human Rights Foundation The Shan State Farmers’ Network (SSFN) and the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) deplore renewed attempts by…
Save The Salween
February 22, 2016
Media Release from Save the Salween Network Yangon, February 22, 2016 Plans to build dams on the Salween River, started by the previous military regime, have recently been accelerated by…
Save the Salween River
July 7, 2015
Statement of Save the Salween Network The Salween/Thanlwin River is the second longest river in Southeast Asia, invaluable for the survival of the ethnic people who live along it. It…
Halt All Dams Now in Salween River and all ethnic areas – Protests At Dam Sites
March 14, 2015
Karen Rivers Watch Statement on the International Day of Action for Rivers and Against Dams On the International Day of Action for Rivers and Against Dams, Karen Rivers Watch renews…
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…
Joint Submission on the Proposed World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) in Myanmar
September 12, 2014
Joint Submission on the Proposed World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) in Myanmar We, the undersigned organizations in Myanmar and other countries, respectfully submit these comments to the World…
President Obama Renews Burma Investment Sanctions
May 16, 2014
Media Release from US Campaign for Burma (Washington, D.C.) – Today, President Obama continued the national emergency with respect to Burma. This follows the call for renewal from U.S. Campaign…
President Obama Must Renew Burma Investment Sanctions
May 7, 2014
The Burmese government’s ongoing persecution of ethnic minorities, detentions of political prisoners, and recalcitrance on constitutional reform mandate renewal of sanctions (Washington, D.C.) – Today, the U.S. Campaign for Burma…