Burma Campaign UK Welcomes New UK Burma Sanctions
December 9, 2022
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new sanctions announced by the British government, this time focused on perpetrators of sexual violence. The British government has announced the following sanctions: The Office…
Record High of 13,000 Political Prisoners in Burma
November 16, 2022
The number of currently detained political prisoners has reached more than 13,000, according to the latest figures from Assistance Association for Political Prisoners – Burma. Under the previous military dictatorship…
Burma Army persecution of civilians continues in Kawng Kha, six years after the rape-murder of two Kachin teachers
January 19, 2021
Statement from Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) On the six-year anniversary of the rape-murder of two Kachin teachers in Kawng Kha village, Muse District, KWAT reiterates our calls for justice…
Holidays Bans an Inadequate Response to Rohingya Genocide
August 24, 2020
On the eve of the third anniversary of the military offensive against ethnic Rohingya in 2017, Burma Campaign UK called on the international community to implement the recommendations of the…
Burma (Myanmar) Armed Forces – include in the Proscribed International Terrorist Groups List
July 13, 2020
Open letter from civil society organisations urging the British government to include the Burma (Myanmar) Armed Forces in the Proscribed International Terrorist Groups List. PDF of the letter is here. To, Rt Hon…
EU Continues ‘Do Nothing’ Approach To Genocide in Burma
April 28, 2020
Burma Campaign UK today strongly criticised the European Union for deciding to continue with its ‘do nothing’ response to genocide in Burma. Last week, European Union Foreign Ministers decided to…
Statement by members of the European Burma Network
March 18, 2020
As the European Union (EU) approaches the renewal of the Common Position on Burma in April, members of the European Burma Network (EBN) are calling on the EU to strengthen…
ICJ Ruling – International Pressure Needed To Force Burma To Comply
January 23, 2020
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for provisional measures to be taken by the government of Burma to prevent what the UN…
The Four Cuts: new video exposes horror of Burma Army “clearance operations” in Shan State
January 21, 2020
Press release by Shan community groups Shan community groups launched today a new video, The Four Cuts, documenting atrocities committed by the Burma Army during past “clearance operations” in Shan…
Myanmar Investigation Tries to “Sweep the Rohingya Genocide Under the Carpet”
January 20, 2020
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK Myanmar’s deeply flawed investigation into human rights abuses in Rakhine State is another attempt to whitewash the Tatmadaw’ s brutal violence against the…