Ban Ki-moon urged to act on humanitarian restrictions in Rakhine State
November 2, 2016
More than 500 Burma Campaign UK supporters have written to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urging him to personally lead efforts to persuade the government and military in Burma to…
International action needed as Rohingya face executions, rape, mass arrests and starvation
October 27, 2016
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) As the Rohingya of Burma face the worst human rights and humanitarian crisis in decades, Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK calls on governments,…
Arbitrary executions in Rakhine State must be investigated
October 12, 2016
Burma Campaign UK calls on the NLD-led government in Burma to establish an independent investigation into who is behind the killings of police officers in Rakhine State on October 9th,…
EU Must Continue UN General Assembly Resolution on Burma
September 19, 2016
Statement by members and observers of the European Burma Network We are concerned by information we have received that the European Union has decided not to go ahead with a…
UNSC Burma Meeting – Action Needed on Shan and Kachin Conflict
November 18, 2015
Burma Campaign UK is calling on members of the United Nations Security Council to take up the issue of increased Burmese Army military offensives in Shan State and Kachin State…
UN General Assembly Resolution on Burma – No Practical Action to End Abuses
November 6, 2015
Burma Campaign UK today described the draft UN General Assembly Resolution on the situation of human rights in Burma as not reflecting the scale and seriousness of the human rights…
International Human Rights Organizations Call for Accountability of Lt. Gen. Ko Ko, Myanmar’s Minister of Home Affairs
November 5, 2015
We, the undersigned organizations, call for Lt. Gen. Ko Ko, Myanmar’s Minister of Home Affairs and Minister for Immigration and Population, to be held accountable for his involvement in human…
UK Must Support UN Inquiry Into Possible Rohingya Genocide
November 3, 2015
Burma Campaign UK is calling on the British government to back a UN Commission of Inquiry into the human rights situation in Rakhine State, Burma. Last week a major report…
UN Security Council Must Agree Concrete Action on Rohingya Crisis
May 28, 2015
Burma Campaign UK welcomes the discussion on Burma and the Rohingya due to take place at the United Nations Security Council today. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, High Commissioner for Human…
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…