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Drop The Charges: Labour Activists Arrested For Demanding A $1 Pay Rise
Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate and unconditional release of two union leaders, Naing Htay Lwin and Myo Min Min. They were arrested in February 2015 for protesting without the Burmese government’s permission […]
• • •UN Secretary-General: Burma: ‘High Level of Impunity’ for Sexual Violence by ‘State Actors’
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated that there is: ‘a high level of impunity for conflict-related sexual violence perpetrated by State actors’ in a recently released report to the UN Security Council. The UN Secretary-General urged the government of Burma “…to ensure that security personnel accused of such crimes are prosecuted.” The report also stated that there is a ‘a lack of transparency in military courts.’ […]
• • •Call for Support – U Win Tin Blue Shirt Day for political prisoners in Burma/Myanmar on April 21st 2015
We, the undersigned 17 organisations, are calling on people worldwide to wear a blue shirt or blue clothing on Tuesday April 21st, the first anniversary of the death of U Win Tin, in support of political prisoners still in jail in Burma/Myanmar […]
• • •British Government Finally Admits ‘Setbacks’ in Burma’s Reforms
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a new report by the British government, in which they finally admit that there are ‘a number of worrying setbacks’ in Burma’s reforms process, which are ‘of significant concern.’ […]
• • •Burma Crackdown on Students: EU, UK & USA Have Questions To Answer
Burma Campaign UK condemns the violent attacks on and arrests of protesting students in Letpadan yesterday. More than 100 students were arrested and a similar number believed injured […]
• • •Burma Refugee Delegation Addresses British Parliament Meeting
A delegation of refugees from Thailand-Burma border is visiting the UK this week, for a lobbying trip focusing on the situation of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) along the Thai-Burma border, and the need for more humanitarian assistance […]
• •Burma Refugee Delegation Addresses British Parliament Meeting
A delegation of refugees from Thailand-Burma border is visiting the UK this week, for a lobbying trip focusing on the situation of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) along the Thai-Burma border, and the need for more humanitarian assistance […]
• • •Rose-tinted Glasses Delivered to British Foreign Office- Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK was today joined by Baroness Kinnock, Baroness Nye, and supporters to deliver more than 2,000 rose-tinted glasses, photo petitions and campaign postcards to the British Foreign Office as part of our campaign to persuade the British government to stop looking at Burma through rose-tinted glasses, and return to putting human rights as their top priority in Burma […]
• • •British Government Defends Burma Reforms: Burma Campaign UK Responds
This briefing paper responds in detail to the British government’s misleading claims and the selective use of information that it uses to defend Burma’s reform process and its own trade-led policy […]
• • •British Government In Denial About Burma’s Stalled Reforms – New Briefing Paper
Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new briefing paper responding in detail to the British government’s misleading claims and the selective use of information that it uses to defend Burma’s reform process and its own trade-led policy. The briefing paper is available here:http://burmacampaign.org.uk/burma_briefing/british-government-defends-burma-reforms-burma-campaign-uk-responds/ […]
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