WLB welcomes UN recognition of Burmese government failure to address ongoing sexual violence
April 24, 2014
Statement by the Women’s League of Burma The Women’s League of Burma welcomes a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that calls for Burma’s government to investigate crimes…
UN Secretary General Calls For Investigation into Sexual Violence in Burma
April 22, 2014
As the United Nations Security Council prepares to hold a debate on sexual violence in conflict on Friday 25th April, the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on…
UNFPA, DFID & Other Donors Should Withdraw Burma Census Support
April 2, 2014
Burma Campaign UK today called on the United Nations, the Department for International Development (DFID) and other donors to Burma’s census to withdraw their political, technical and financial support in…
Burma Census Should Be Postponed – European Burma Network
March 17, 2014
Members and observers of the European Burma Network call upon the government of Burma, the United Nations Population Fund, and international donors, to postpone the upcoming census on Burma. We…
Abuses against Rohingya ‘may constitute crimes against humanity’ says United Nations Rapporteur
March 14, 2014
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the latest report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma. The Rapporteur concluded that: “The pattern of widespread and systematic human…
Open Letter from Myanmar/Burma Civil Society to the United Nations Human Rights Council
March 11, 2014
Re: The Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar/Burma Excellencies, We, a diverse range of civil society organizations from Myanmar/Burma, are writing to you in advance of the upcoming 25th regular…
UN Human Rights Council Burma Resolution Must Not Drop Demands For Action
March 10, 2014
Statement by members of the European Burma Network The content of the next United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution on Burma is currently being discussed by the European Union. Members…
David Ward MP raises plight of persecuted Rohingyas in British Parliament
February 27, 2014
Media Release From David Ward MP Bradford East MP, David Ward, has highlighted the persecution being faced by the Rohingya people in Burma in Parliament, and has called on the…
Burma’s Census Must Be Postponed – New Briefing From Burma Campaign UK
February 19, 2014
DFID funded Burma census could trigger violence Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new Briefing Paper, ‘Burma’s Census – Not Worth Dying For’, calling for the upcoming census in Burma…
Laphai Gam Detention Illegal Says United Nations
February 6, 2014
The United Nations Working Group On Arbitrary Detention has issued a ruling that the Burmese government’s detention of Kachin farmer Laphai Gam is arbitrary, and demanded his immediate release. Burma…