UK Must Support Genocide Case At ICJ
December 19, 2019
Burma Campaign UK is calling on the British government to join the 59 countries already supporting the case of genocide against Burma at the International Court of Justice. To date,…
International Court of Justice: A Momentous Week for Justice for the Rohingya Genocide
December 12, 2019
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK The International Court of Justice (ICJ) must act on the powerful arguments by The Gambia’s legal team and immediately impose strong provisional measures…
Burma ICJ Case A Warning To Companies Doing Business With The Military
December 9, 2019
As the Burmese military face charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice, Burma Campaign UK today called on companies in business with the Burmese military to immediately end…
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes New Universal Jurisdiction And ICJ Genocide Cases
November 13, 2019
Burma Campaign UK welcomes the filing in an Argentinian court today of a case of genocide against the military and government in Burma, under the principle of universal jurisdiction. The…
Argentinean courts urged to prosecute senior Myanmar military and government officials for the Rohingya genocide
November 13, 2019
Media Release from the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK ● Argentinean courts petitioned to open criminal investigation into Myanmar’s brutal crimes against the Rohingya ● Legal case says Aung San Suu…
Action Must Be Taken Over Burma Army Rape Of Ta’ang Woman In Shan State
June 7, 2019
Burma’s military and police have failed to properly investigate and seek to prosecute two Burmese Army soldiers who raped an ethnic Ta’ang woman on 10th May 2019. According to local…
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…
UN Rohingya Genocide Finding – UK Must Stop Protecting Burmese Military From Justice
August 27, 2018
Following the release of an interim report by the United Nations Fact Finding Mission calling for Min Aung Hlaing and other senior generals to be investigated and prosecuted for the…
Karen Women’s Organization supports Kachin demand for the UN Security Council to refer Burma to the ICC
May 10, 2018
Statement by the Karen Women’s Organization The Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) condemns all acts by the Burmese military in violation of the nationwide ceasefire. The Burmese Army has repeatedly demonstrated…
Brutal rape of 73-year-old woman by Burma Army soldier in Mong Phyak highlights vulnerability of women in militarized eastern Shan State
April 23, 2018
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation The rape and brutal slashing of a 73-year-old woman by a Burma Army soldier near Mong Phyak town, eastern Shan State, on April…