Ban Ki Moon’s Burma Visit Welcome – But Must Deliver Concrete Results
June 29, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is finally going to visit Burma again, but called for concrete results, not just more talks…
Teenage Karen Women Raped and Murdered By Burmese Army – Security Council Must Take Action
June 18, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK is calling on the United Nations Security Council to discuss the situation in Eastern Burma, including two new cases of teenage women, one eight months pregnant,…
Statements from United Nations On New Military Offensive Against Karen
June 10, 2009
In late May and early June the Burmese Army and its allies, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army, began moving troops into part of Pa’an District of Karen State, on the…
Burma Must Face Serious Consequences If Suu Kyi Kept in Detention
May 28, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today called for Burma’s military dictatorship to face serious consequences if Aung San Suu Kyi is not released at the end of the current trial. “We…
Security Council Statement Welcome – Concrete Action Must Be Next Step
May 26, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the press statement on Burma issued by the United Nations Security Council on 22nd May, but called for concrete action if the dictatorship continues…
World’s Leading Jurists Call for Investigation into Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes
May 21, 2009
Press Release from The International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program New report from Harvard Law School finds that UN documents on Burma provide grounds for…
Aung San Suu Kyi unwell: UN and ASEAN Should Send Envoys
May 11, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today expressed deep concern about the health of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is being denied proper medical treatment by Burma’s military dictatorship….
Prisoner Releases Do Not Signify Change
February 22, 2009
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of more than twenty political prisoners in Burma, but warned that the releases did not signify any significant change by the regime….
Two More UN Envoy Visits Fail to Secure Change
February 19, 2009
In the past two weeks two UN envoys, Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari, and Special Rapporteur Thomas Ojea Quintana, have visited Burma. As with the previous 37 visits by UN envoys,…
Over 200 Asian Legislators urge UN Sec-Gen to travel to Myanmar, secure release of all Political Prisoners
December 8, 2008
Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, New York; In what is believed to be the first time in history, a large group of parliamentarians from all over Asia have sent a public letter…