UN Secretary-General: Burma: ‘High level of impunity’ for sexual violence by ‘state actors’
April 29, 2015
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated that there is: ‘a high level of impunity for conflict-related sexual violence perpetrated by State actors’ in a recently released report to the UN…
Allegations of Ethnically Motivated Rape and Killing in Myanmar of Grave Concern
January 27, 2015
Statement by United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura: (New York, 27 January 2015) I am gravely concerned by the killing and…
Ongoing Sexual Violence Highlights Urgent Need For Burma Army To Stop Offensives
January 22, 2015
Women’s League of Burma – press statement on the murders in Kachin State Ongoing Sexual Violence Highlights Urgent Need For Burma Army To Stop Offensives And Pull Back Troops From…
Two Kachin teachers brutally raped and killed by Burmese Army
January 20, 2015
Burma Campaign UK has confirmed reports that two ethnic Kachin teachers were raped by Burmese Army soldiers overnight on 19th/20th January. Burma Campaign UK is calling on the British government…
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…
Britain Must Support International Investigation into Rape and Sexual Violence in Burma
November 25, 2014
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, more than 2,000 campaign postcards are being delivered to the British Foreign Office calling on Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond…
Sexual Violence and Denial of Justice for Survivors Continue In Burma
November 25, 2014
Increased militarisation driving human rights abuses Press Release by Women’s League of Burma Burma Army soldiers continue to engage in acts of sexual violence on a widespread scale, and women…
Burmese government urged to investigate the enforced disappearance of Sumlut Roi Ja
October 28, 2014
On the third anniversary of the abduction of Sumlut Roi Ja, an ethnic Kachin woman from Burma, we, the undersigned organizations, call on the Burmese government to thoroughly investigate her…
High-level intimidation of Chin women activists exposes systemic impunity for military rape
July 10, 2014
Statement by the Women’s League of Burma High-level intimidation of Chin women activists exposes systemic impunity for military rape The high-level intimidation of Chin women activists opposing military sexual violence…
One Month On From Signing Sexual Violence Declaration – No Action Taken
July 7, 2014
One Month On From Signing Sexual Violence Declaration – No Action Taken One month on from signing the Declaration Of Commitment To End Sexual Violence In Conflict, the government of…