Burma Campaign UK
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has published its opinion on the case of the detention of Dr Linn Htut, Chief Minister of Shan State and a member of the National League for Democracy, who was arrested and detained by the Burmese military following the 2021 coup. It has ruled that his detention …
My father is a prisoner because he served his people. Before the coup he was the elected Chief Minister of Shan State. To me he was the man who once had nightmares because he feared he might have taken a friend’s cheap pen by mistake, and the first thing he would do was return it. …
Joint Open Letter to the Taiwan Government: Urging Against the Rash Repatriation of Burmese People To Director-General Lin Horng-En National Immigration Agency, Ministry of Interior Address: No. 15, Guangzhou Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan Minister Lin Chia-lung Ministry of Foreign Affairs Address: No. 2, Ketagalan Boulevard, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan We, the undersigned …
Joint Statement August 25, 2025, marks eight years since the Myanmar military and authorities launched widespread atrocities against the Rohingya population in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Starting in August 2017, Myanmar security forces razed several hundred Rohingya villages and killed Rohingya women, men, and children throughout northern Rakhine State, forcing at least 700,000 to flee to …
JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT The undersigned organizations are gravely concerned over reports of an increasing number of deaths in custody in Myanmar, especially in the last four and a half years that has seen an unprecedented erosion of respect for and the protection of human rights. Since the 2021 military coup, over 1,800 people have reportedly …
Joint Statement: ASEAN’s Denouncement of the Junta’s Sham Election and Admission of Timor-Leste Are Principled, Critical Steps Forward On 11 July 2025, ASEAN announced its position that the Myanmar military junta’s so-called election “is not a priority” and “will not solve any problems, but instead will worsen conditions.” We—the undersigned 237 Myanmar, regional, and international …
Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new briefing paper, ‘The Burmese Military’s ‘Elections’: New Date, New Danger, Same Sham.’ The briefing paper is available here. The Burmese military are planning new elections at the end of 2025. They will clearly be a total sham and mostly rejected internationally and domestically. The Burmese military know this …
To:H.E. Datuk Seri Anwar IbrahimPrime Minister of MalaysiaChair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2025 CC:H.E. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Prime Minister of Brunei DarussalamH.E. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of CambodiaH.E. Prabowo Subianto, President of the Republic of IndonesiaH.E. Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic RepublicH.E. …
Burma Campaign UK today called on international investors, United Nations agencies and international humanitarian organisations operating in Burma to ensure that companies owned by the Burmese military do not benefit from earthquake reconstruction efforts. It is vital that donations provided to assist earthquake victims in one part of Burma do not help finance Burmese military …
By Mark Farmaner, Director The earthquake which struck Burma on 28th March 2025 has been anything but a disaster for the Burmese military. Instead, they have swiftly exploited the earthquake for their own benefit. Following the Burmese military response to Cyclone Nargis in 2008, when the military systematically blocked international aid and local community response …
Statement from Karen organisations worldwideKaren and Karenni refugees face starvation as daily rations slashed to mere 10 US cents 108,000 refugees—predominantly Karen and Karenni people—living in camps along the Thailand-Burma border now face an imminent humanitarian crisis following devastating cuts to their already meager food rations. The situation has become dire: rations for children under …
Aid agencies must ensure relief is not exploited by the military junta 30 March 2025 We—the undersigned 265 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations—express our deepest sorrow for communities across Myanmar and Thailand devastated by the earthquake on 28 March 2025. As Myanmar faces yet another humanitarian crisis amidst the military junta’s intensifying campaign …
Open letter to the UNSG António Guterres from 290 civil society organisations to urgently open an investigation into conflicts of interest over the business activities of UN Special Envoy on Myanmar Julie Bishop To United Nations Secretary-General United Nations General Assembly 17 March 2025 Subject: Special Envoy’s conflicts of interest signal urgent need for investigation …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed reports that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will visit Bangladesh next month to discuss how “we can maximise humanitarian aid and livelihood support to communities in Rakhine.” Burma Campaign UK has been campaigning for Antonio Guterres to visit Bangladesh to discuss the growing humanitarian crisis in Rakhine State, Burma. More …
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to reduce UK aid from 0.5% of Gross National Income (GNI) to 0.3% is indefensible and will cost lives, Burma Campaign UK said today. Aid cuts from 0.7% of GNI to 0.5% by the former Conservative government contributed to a 73% cut in aid to Burma and to Rohingya …
After decades of the UN Security Council, international courts and governments worldwide failing to hold the Burmese military to account for their crimes, last week a small Rohingya community organisation in the UK has succeeded in securing the first ever arrest warrant for a head of the Burmese military. Burmese military leader Min Aung Hlaing …
Joint letter from Burma civil society organisations to Sec. Bessent and Sec. Rubio calling for US sanctions on Myanma Economic Bank (MEB). Download letter here. Dear Secretary Rubio and Secretary Bessent: Since launching its coup d’état in February 2021, the Burmese military has engaged in a campaign of violence against the citizens of Myanmar (Burma) …
Joint statement: 46 human rights groups detail steps needed to ensure accountability for atrocity crimes Read the Joint Statement with signatories The international community must take urgent action to ensure accountability for atrocities in Myanmar, 46 organizations said today ahead of the four-year anniversary of the 1 February 2021 military coup. This year represents …
Burma Campaign UK is asking supporters to write to Airbus Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury, calling on him to deliver an ultimatum to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) that they stop arming the Burmese military, or Airbus will end all business relationships with the company. AVIC sold up to 8 new aircraft to …
Media Release from Burma Campaign UK and International Campaign for the Rohingya Google, Apple, YouTube (owned by Google), and LinkedIn (owned by Microsoft) are hosting Burmese military company Mytel Apps and channels, despite the company being sanctioned by the American government last week. Mytel may also be using technologies directly or indirectly supplied by Oracle, …
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democratically elected National League for Democracy, has today reached a total of 19 years in detention since 1989. She is currently under her fourth period of detention by the Burmese military, having most recently been arrested on 1st February 2021. Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a decision by the USA to sanction Mytel, a mobile telecoms company which is a joint venture between the Burmese military and Vietnamese telecoms company Viettel. The USA sanctioned Mytel without the usual public announcement and notifications on 6th January 2025. Details of the designation are available here. Viettel is …
Burma Campaign UK is urging UN Secretary General António Guterres to travel to Bangladesh to negotiate the opening of aid and trade routes into Rakhine State, Burma. In November the United Nations Development Programme warned of impending famine in Rakhine State. The aid and trade embargo imposed by the Burmese military on areas of Rakhine …