Campaign Success – UK Stops Training Burma Military. Now Must Back Global Arms Embargo
September 19, 2017
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the decision by the British government to end training of the Burmese military, and called on the government to now work for a UN mandated…
Open Letter to Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council
September 14, 2017
Urgent action needed on Myanmar Dear Excellencies, We write to you regarding the deeply concerning situation in Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State. Reports estimate that more than 270,000 Rohingyas have…
UN: Burma Army Committing Ethnic Cleansing: UK Must Stop Training Programme
September 11, 2017
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, has today described the military attacks against the Rohingya as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. Since 25th…
157 Parliamentarians call on Government to suspend and review British Military Training Programs with Burmese Military
September 10, 2017
From the Office of Rushanara Ali MP 157 Parliamentarians have called on the Government to suspend and review its military training programme of the Burmese military in light of the…
Burma Facing Biggest Human Right Crisis In Decades – British Government Response Pathetic
September 7, 2017
Burma Campaign UK today warned that Burma is undergoing its biggest human rights crisis in decades, which has in turn created a major humanitarian crisis. However, unlike in the past,…
Pressure Needed On Min Aung Hlaing To Halt Attacks On Rohingya Civilians
August 31, 2017
Burma Campaign UK today called on the international community to focus pressure on Commander in Chief Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to halt attacks against Rohingya civilians….
Rising Tensions in Rakhine State, Burma – Britain Must Seek UN Security Council Discussion
August 21, 2017
Burma Campaign UK today called on British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to ask for a meeting on rising tensions in Rakhine State, Burma at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)….
Germany & Austria Host War Criminal Min Aung Hlaing
April 25, 2017
Burma Campaign UK today condemned the governments of Germany and Austria for inviting Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to visit their countries this week. Earlier this year,…
Civil Society Calls for International Investigation in Rakhine State
January 18, 2017
Media Release from Fortify Rights More than 40 Diverse Groups Call for a “Truly Independent” Commission of Inquiry More than 40 Myanmar-based civil society organizations today called for a “truly…
Rohingya Communities Worldwide call on OIC to support UN Commission of Inquiry
January 17, 2017
Statement from Rohingya Communities Worldwide Request OIC to support UN Commission of Inquiry We, the undersigned organisations, representing Rohingya communities around the world, would like to express our deepest…