On yer bike to human rights abuses in Burma!
200km for Burma
On 28 July our amazing supporter Simon Warren is going to cycle 200km from London to the village of Dunwich on the Suffolk coast.
Simon told us:
Support Burma Campaign UK. Support Human Rights in Burma
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One year in prison with hard labour for travelling without permission
Ma Hla Phyu, a Rohingya teacher, was arrested on 23rd May 2018 and sentenced to one year in prison with hard labour, just for travelling without permission from the gov
Reuters Journalists Detained for Exposing Army’s Human Rights Abuses
Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested in Rangoon in December last year after investigating the killing of 10 Rohingya men buried in a mass grave. They have now spent six months in prison while their trial continues. This travesty of justice must end.
Which EU members are secretly training the Burmese military?
Under the guise of promoting human rights and democracy, the EU created a loophole to allow EU members to keep training the Burmese military, despite their being investigated by the UN for numerous violations of international law.
Tell the British government to stop protecting the Burmese military
Despite the Burmese military committing horrific violations of international law, the British government is refusing to support the UN Security Council referring Burma to the International Criminal Court. A referral to this court means that they can investigate the crimes that have taken place and seek to prosecute those responsible.
The British government should stop protecting the Burmese military
Despite the Burmese military committing horrific violations of international law, the British government is refusing to support the UN Security Council referring Burma to the International Criminal Court. A referral to this court means that they can investigate the crimes that have taken place and seek to prosecute those responsible.
Malaysia - Revoke military awards given to Min Aung Hlaing
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has said that what Min Aung Hlaing’s military is doing to the Rohingya is genocide, so why does Min Aung Hlaing still have prestigious awards from Malaysia?
Sign the petition to the government of Malaysia calling on them to revoke the awards they have given to Min Aung Hlaing.
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Stop Rohingya being sent to giant prison camps in Burma
Burma and Bangladesh are planning to send tens of thousands of Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh back to Burma.
Rohingya in Bangladesh haven’t been consulted about the deal, but most say they don’t want to return until it's safe.
Aung San Suu Kyi is keeping a 14yr old Political Prisoner in Jail
14-year-old Mai Cho Min Htwe was convicted without a trial on 30th October 2017 for allegedly being involved with an ethnic armed group. On 30th October, he was sentenced to two years in prison. There was no proper trial and he had no access to lawyers until three days after he was convicted.
Rohingya crisis - EU Foreign Ministers Must Back Global Arms Embargo
Children witnessing their mother being raped by Burmese Army soldiers.
Children seeing their school friends shot.
Thousands of homes burned.
More than 650,000 Rohingya fled to neighbouring Bangladesh.
A ‘textbook example of ethnic cleansing’ says the UN.
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