Aung San Suu Kyi Reaches 10 Years in Detention on October 24th
October 24, 2005
As Aung San Suu Kyi reaches ten years in detention the United Nations celebrates its 60th anniversary. On the same day a new report highlights 14 years of empty words…
UK Failing Burma’s Democrats
October 13, 2005
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to stop dithering and come out in support of proposed discussions on Burma at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)….
Statement on UNSC from European Burma Network (EBN) Meeting
October 11, 2005
London – October 8th & 9th 2005 European Burma Network (EBN) members and observers present at the meeting unanimously welcomed the report: A Threat to The Peace – A Call…
President Vaclav Havel and Bishop Desmond M. Tutu call on UN Security Council to intervene immediate
September 21, 2005
Media Release From DLA Piper DLA Piper Publishes Report Describing Threat to Peace and Security Burma Poses Copies of the report available from[url=http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk]http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk[/url] Vaclav Havel, former president of the Czech…
289 MPs call for UN action on Burma
April 6, 2005
Media Release from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Burma 289 MPs call for UN action on Burma A Commons Early Day Motion (EDM) supporting Burmese democracy leader Aung…
Razali & Burma Abandoned by United Nations
July 12, 2004
The Burma Campaign UK today accused governments and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan of ignoring the crisis in Burma and using his special envoy as a fig-leaf to cover the…
Suu Kyi hunger strike – will the UN ever act?
September 1, 2003
As concerns grow for the health of Aung San Suu Kyi following reports she is on hunger strike, the Burma Campaign UK today called for the UN Security Council to…
Parliamentarians across the World Demand UN Action on Burma
June 19, 2003
As Aung San Suu Kyi spends her 58th birthday under arrest, parliamentarians from Europe and Asia have written a letter to Than Shwe, the dictator of Burma. They warn Than…
UN Security Council must impose sanctions on Burma
June 10, 2003
As UN envoy Razali Ismail returns home after failing to secure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burma Campaign UK said it is now time for the UN…
UN agency charges Burmese military with crime against humanity
August 20, 1998
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), an agency of the United Nations, released a report today which accuses Burma’s ruling military of systematic and widespread use of forced labour. The report…