An International Task Force Is needed to tackle religious violence in Burma
March 25, 2013
Burma Campaign UK is calling on the international community to mobilise to create an urgent task force to help tackle religious violence in Burma. Burma Briefing No.19: An international task…
Human Rights Council Highlights International Law Violations In Burma
March 24, 2013
Burma Campaign UK welcomes the United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution on Burma, passed by consensus on Thursday 21st March. The resolution highlighted serious human rights abuses which could violate…
Human Rights Council Must Address Sexual Violence in Burma
March 8, 2013
British government receiving; ‘disturbing reports of the use of sexual violence by the military in Burma.’ On International Women’s Day, Burma Campaign UK is calling on members of the United…
British MPs Support Rohingya Motion In Parliament
February 5, 2013
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed Early Day Motion 838 on Burma, tabled by members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Burma (APPG Burma). So far 57 MPs…
Joint Statement on Humanitarian Assistance in Rakhine State, Burma
November 6, 2012
As organisations that work to promote the rights of all people of Burma, including the Rohingya community, we express our deep concerns about the shortfall in funding for the humanitarian…
International Observers Needed In Rakhine State, Burma
November 1, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to work for UN mandated international observers to be stationed in Rakhine (Arakan) State, Burma, following almost five months of…
UK Must Act on Arakan and Rohingya Crisis
July 24, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today called on British Foreign Secretary William Hague to end his silence on the current crisis in Burma and step up British diplomatic efforts to end the…
Statement by civil society organisations deeply concerned by violence against stateless Rohingya
July 17, 2012
Civil Society Organisations Deeply Concerned by On-going Violence against Stateless Rohingya in Myanmar and their Refoulement from Bangladesh The stateless Rohingya of Myanmar have suffered from extreme persecution and discrimination…
Situation in Rakhine (Arakan) State and the Rule of Law – Statement by 34 Organisations
July 9, 2012
Recent events in Rakhine (Arakan) State, Burma, have many causes which need to be addressed. On all sides, however, there is agreement that there needs to be clarification and proper…
Forced Repatriation of Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh To Burma (Myanmar)
February 18, 1993
The Burma Action Group (UK) is expressing grave concern at the continued forced repatriation of Rohngya refugees in Bangladesh to Burma. Recent reports from aid workers in the area continue…