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…
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…
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…
Burma Signing Sexual Violence Declaration Should Not Just Be PR Exercise
June 6, 2014
Burma Signing Sexual Violence Declaration Should Not Just Be PR Exercise Burma Campaign UK today called on the government of Burma to immediately publish what concrete actions it will take,…
UN Secretary General Warns Burma Over Impunity For Human Rights Violations
April 26, 2014
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned Burma of possible international consequences if they continue to “tolerate impunity” for human rights abuses against the Rohingya. Speaking at a meeting of…