Press Releases
March 11, 2010
UN Special Rapporteur calls UN institutions to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma ( First ever meaningful statement by an UN senior official in 20 years of UN involvement in Burma U.S. Campaign for Burma Press Release March 11, 2010 Media Contact: Jennifer Quigley at (202) 234 8022 Full Report of UN Special Rapporteur Tomas Ojea Quintana is attached. (March 11, 2010, Washington, DC and New York) The United States Campaign for Burma, a leading [...] )March 10, 2010
Military Regime bans Aung San Suu Kyi, political prisoners, monks from participating in the country’s political process, simultaneously pushing towards imminent war with ethnic ceasefire groups ( U.N. Security Council Action Required Immediately U.S. CAMPAIGN FOR BURMA: PRESS RELEASE MARCH 10, 2010 Media Contact: Jennifer Quigley at (202) 234 8022 (March 10, 2010, Washington, DC and New York) The United States Campaign for Burma today strongly denounces the military regime in Burma that has ruled the Southeast Asian country for nearly five decades, for its failure [...] )February 10, 2010
Burma’s Regime Escalates Attacks against Karen Villagers, Destroys Mobile Health Clinic, Schools, Villages, Forcing Thousands to Flee ( U.S. CAMPAIGN FOR BURMA: PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: (Photos, map and additional information from Free Burma Rangers and CIDKP are enclosed and attached) February 10th, 2010 Contact: Jennifer Quigley (732) 606-7508 (Washington, DC and Bangkok) While Burma’s military regime has been trying to disarm ethnic ceasefire groups at the China-Burma border with its so-called “Border Guard Force” plan, its [...] )February 5, 2010
Letter to Prime Minister Abhisit Feb 4th 2010 ( )February 3, 2010
Losing an Inspirational Leader ( U.S. Campaign for Burma, February 3, 2010 It is with sadness in our hearts that we share with you the loss of Naw Louisa Benson Craig, an inspirational Karen leader and invaluable member of the U.S. Campaign for Burma family. Yesterday, February 2nd, 2010, Louisa passed away after a long battle with cancer. Our [...] )December 10, 2009
442 Global Parliamentarians to UN Security Council on International Human Rights Day: Investigate Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes in Burma ( Media Release from BurmaInfo (Japan), People’s Forum on Burma, and the U.S. Campaign for Burma Contact: Yuki Akimoto (BurmaInfo) in Tokyo: +81 (80) 2006 0165 Aung Din (U.S. Campaign for Burma) in Washington, DC: +1 (202) 234 8022 (December 10, 2009, Tokyo and Washington, DC) Tokyo-based “BurmaInfo,” “People’s Forum on Burma,” and Washington, DC-based “U.S. Campaign for Burma” today [...] )October 23, 2009
Honoring Burma’s Democracy Icon on Her 14th Year in Detention and Highlighting Suffering of Ethnic Minorities in Burma ( U.S. CAMPAIGN FOR BURMA: PRESS RELEASE Immediate Press Release: Washington, DC: October 23, 2009 Media Contact: Jennifer Quigley at (202) 234 8022 Honoring Burma’s Democracy Icon on Her 14th Year in Detention and Highlighting Suffering of Ethnic Minorities in Burma Supporters Mark Burma’s Democracy Hero’s 14th Year in Detention with Hope for a Brighter [...] )October 1, 2009
Dozens of Buddhist Monks to Attend U.S. Senate Burma Hearing ( U.S. CAMPAIGN FOR BURMA PRESS RELEASE Dozens of Buddhist Monks to Attend U.S. Senate Burma Hearing Burmese Monks in Exile Harshly Critical of U.S. Senator Jim Webb, Written Testimony Attached September 30th, 2009 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum at (202) 234 8022 (or) (202) 246 7924 (Washington, DC) In a sign of protest against U.S. Senator Jim [...] )September 29, 2009
Obama Administration Supports Sanctions on Burma ( U.S. C A M P A I G N F O R B U R M A September 28th, 2009 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 246-7924 Obama Administration Supports Sanctions on Burma (Washington, DC) A leading United States-based human rights organization today welcomed the Obama Administration’s decision to maintain existing sanctions on Burma, as well as [...] )September 27, 2009
Activists Urge Governments to Act on Rape, Crimes in Burma at Upcoming United Nations Meetings ( U. S. C A M P A I G N F O R B U R M A September 23rd, 2009 Activists Urge Governments to Act on Rape, Crimes in Burma at Upcoming United Nations Meetings Using Rape as a Weapon of War Is Crime against Humanity Contact: Jeremy Woodrum, (202) 246-7924 (Washington, DC and [...] )August 28, 2009
Massive Flight of Refugees from Burma Activists Call for Immediate United States Action, End to Crimes Against Humanity ( U.S. C A M P A I G N F O R B U R M A For Immediate Release, August 28th, 2009 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum, 202-246-7924 Massive Flight of Refugees from Burma Activists Call for Immediate United States Action, End to Crimes Against Humanity (Washington, DC) A leading U.S based human rights group today called [...] )August 11, 2009
Activists Condemn Imprisonment of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, Urge “Concrete” International Action ( U.S. C A M P A I G N F O R B U R M A PRESS RELEASE August 11, 2009 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum at +1 (202) 246-7924 Global Arms Embargo, Action on Crimes against Humanity, Financial Freeze Urged (Washington, DC) A leading U.S.-based activist group, the U.S. Campaign for Burma, today condemned the sentencing and continued detention of [...] )July 24, 2009
Activists Laud U.S. Congress for Passing Burma Sanctions, Ask President Obama to Organize UN Security Council Action ( U.S. C A M P A I G N F O R B U R M A July 24th, 2009 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum, (202) 246-7924 United Kingdom and United States to Chair UN Body in August, September (Washington, DC) The U.S. Campaign for Burma today praised leaders in the U.S. Congress for passing a measure [...] )July 6, 2009
Ban Ki-moon Fails to Obtain Aung San Suu Kyi’s Release, Focus Shifts Back to UN Security Council, President Obama Urged to Seek Security Council Action on Burma by U.S. Members of Congress ( U.S. CAMPAIGN FOR BURMA PRESS RELEASE July 6, 2009, Monday, Washington, DC (Note: Letter to President Obama by 55 Members of U.S. House of Representatives Attached) (July 6, 2009, Washington, DC) Two days after the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon not only failed to obtain the release of the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung [...] )June 24, 2009
Shepard Fairey Unveils Icon in Support of Aung San Suu Kyi ( Purchase your Shepard Fairey Freedom To Lead portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi HERE. Noted Obama Portrait Artist Aids Human Rights Action Center, US Campaign for Burma in Fight To Free The Rightful Leader of Burma “Freedom to Lead” Campaign Enlists Ryan Kavanaugh, Relativity Media‘s Rogue and Causecast to Rally International Support LOS ANGELES, [...] )June 5, 2009
New Photos: Thousands of Civilians Fleeing Burmese Army Attacks ( Groups Press for Global Weapons Ban, Action on Crimes Against Humanity June 5th, 2009 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 246-7924 (Washington, DC) The U.S. Campaign for Burma today released newly obtained photos (see bottom of this page) of refugees fleeing across the border from Burma into Thailand as the Burmese military regime increases attacks on the country’s ethnic minorities [...] )May 16, 2009
Activists Laud Obama’s Move to Continue Sanctions on Burma, Call for Further International Action ( ________________ May 15th, 2009 For More Information, Contact: (202) 246-7924 (Washington, DC) A leading activist group today welcomed a decision by President Barack Obama to renew U.S. sanctions on the Southeast Asian country of Burma. The move comes after Burma’s military regime said it would charge the country’s Nobel Peace Prize recipient with fresh [...] )May 14, 2009
Aung San Suu Kyi Sent to Insein Prison, Facing Trial ( U.S. CAMPAIGN FOR BURMA: PRESS RELEASE, May 14, 2009 World’s Only Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Aung San Suu Kyi Sent to Insein Prison Three to Five Years Imprisonment Looming for Crime She Never Committed; Global Protest Is Called Contact: Jennifer Quigley at 202-234-8022 (Washington, DC, May 14, 2009) The U.S. Campaign for Burma today strongly denounced the [...] )May 11, 2009
Dangerous Situation for World’s Only Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient ( U.S. CAMPAIGN FOR BURMA PRESS RELEASE Dangerous Situation for World’s Only Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Doctor Under Arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi Ill May 11th, 2009 Contact: Jennifer Quigley at 202-234-8022 (Washington, DC) The U.S. Campaign for Burma today called on world leaders to demand Burma’s military dictator Than Shwe immediately free the country’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient [...] )March 3, 2009
Activists Condemn Burmese Regime’s Treatment of Rohingya Peoples, Call for UN to Act ( U.S. Campaign for Burma Activists Condemn Burmese Regime’s Treatment of Rohingya Peoples, Call for UN to Act March 3rd, 2009 Contact: 202-246-7924 (Washington, DC) A U.S. based activist group called on the United Nations, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and countries throughout the world to publicly condemn the Burmese military regime’s treatment of ethnic minorities in Burma, including the Rohingya [...] )December 3, 2008
Activists Welcome Call by 112 Former Presidents and Prime Ministers for UN to Achieve Release of Burmese Political Prisoners by December 31st ( U.S. C A M P A I G N F O R B U R M A Press Release Activists Welcome Call by 112 Former Presidents and Prime Ministers for UN to Achieve Release of Burmese Political Prisoners by December 31st Former Leaders Call for Security Council Action if Deadline Not Met December 3rd, 2008 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 246-7924 (Washington, DC) [...] )November 19, 2008
Human Rights Activists Laud UN’s Recognition of Burmese Junta’s Systematic Use of Sexual Violence against Ethnic Women, Impunity ( U.S. C A M P A I G N F O R B U R M A — For Immediate Release Human Rights Activists Laud United Nations’ Recognition of Burmese Junta’s Systematic Use of Sexual Violence against Ethnic Women, Impunity Group Demands Action from UN Security Council to Stop Crimes Against Humanity November 18th, [...] )October 22, 2008
Influential United States Teachers’ Union Gives Major Award to Burma’s Student Activists ( U S CAMPAIGN FOR BURMA PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release, October 22, 2008 Influential United States Teachers’ Union Gives Major Award to Burma’s Student Activists Contact: Jeremy Woodrum at (202) 234 8022 (Washington, DC) The American Federation of Teachers, the largest organization representing teachers and educational workers in the United States (with [...] )Impunity in Eastern Challenged (Thailand Burma Border Consortium) ( )
October 5, 2008
New Report Documents Huge Increase in Burma Political Prisoners, In Defiance of UN Security Council ( For Immediate Release: 6 October 2008 Media Contacts: Bo Kyi in Thailand at (66) 8-1324-8935 Jeremy Woodrum in the United States at (202) 246 7924 New Report Documents Huge Increase in Burma Political Prisoners, In Defiance of UN Security Council Human Rights Organizations Call for the UN Secretary-General to Secure Release of All Prisoners in Burma by December (Bangkok, Washington, [...] )On Anniversary of Crackdown on Monks, Americans Hold 200 Events For Change ( U.S. C A M P A I G N F O R B U R M A P R E S S R E L E A S E For Immediate Release: September 25th, 2008 Contact: Aung Din (301) 602-0077 On Anniversary of Crackdown on Monks, Americans Hold 200 Events For Change in Burma Saffron Revolution Spawns [...] )
Burma’s Most Prominent Leaders Hauled Into Court ( U.S. CAMPAIGN FOR BURMA PRESS RELEASE – September 2nd, 2008 Burma’s Most Prominent Leaders Hauled Into Court Move Seen as Rejection of UN Security Council Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 246-7924 (Washington, DC) In a blunt rejection of the United Nations Security Council and just days after two UN envoys traveled to Burma seeking democratic change [...] )
August 21, 2008
In a Five-Day Trip to Burma, UN Envoy Spent only 20 Minutes with Representatives of Burma’s Democracy Movement ( Envoy Ignores Most Democracy Groups, Makes Meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi Virtually Impossible Contact: Aung Din (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC and New York) According to informed sources inside Burma (also known as Myanmar); on Wednesday, August 20th the United Nations “seriously misrepresented” its mission to Burma led by the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy Mr. Ibrahim Gambari. The misrepresentation offers [...] )August 6, 2008
Global Olympic Protests over China’s Support for Dictatorship in Burma ( U S CAMPAIGN FOR BURMA PRESS RELEASE Global Olympic Protests over China’s Support for Dictatorship in Burma President Bush to Meet with Burmese Dissidents 24 Hours before Olympics Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 246-7924 (August 5, Washington, DC) On the same day that China will host the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, campaigners for human rights in the Southeast Asian country [...] )July 15, 2008
House of Representatives Votes Unanimously To Increase Sanctions on Burma ( U.S. Campaign for Burma Press Release For Immediate Release: House of Representatives Votes Unanimously To Increase Sanctions on Burma Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 246-7924, U.S. Campaign for Burma July 15th, 2008 (Washington, DC) A leading human rights group today praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Block Burmese Jade Act, a [...] )June 18, 2008
City of Los Angeles Declares June 19 Aung San Suu Kyi ( June 18, 2008 Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously tonight in favor of a resolution declaring June 19, 2008, as Aung San Suu Kyi Day. June 19 will mark the 63rd birthday of Burma’s democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently under house arrest in her homeland by the [...] )May 15, 2008
UN Security Council Efforts on Burma Cyclone “Dead as a Doornail” ( U SÂ Â C A M P A I G NÂ Â F O RÂ Â B U R M AÂ Press Release, May 14th, 2008 UN Security Council Efforts on Burma Cyclone “Dead as a Doornail” Time for Countries to Deliver Aid Directly to Burmese People Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 246-7924 (Washington, DC) In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, a leading [...] )May 5, 2008
Activists Call for US Government to Provide Emergency Assistance to Cyclone Victims in Burma ( U.S. Campaign for Burma Press Release Activists Call for US Government to Provide Emergency Assistance to Cyclone Victims in Burma May 5, 2008 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 246-7924 (Washington, DC) The United States Campaign for Burma today called for the U.S government to respond to a major humanitarian crisis in Burma made by tropical cyclone Nargis, by providing humanitarian assistance [...] )May 1, 2008
US Senators Send Urgent Appeal to UN Chiefs as Burma Activists Face Health Crisis ( U.S. Campaign for Burma Press Release May 1st, 2008 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 234-8022 office (Washington, DC and New York) The US Campaign for Burma today welcomed a letter sent by leading U.S. Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), and Diane Feinstein (D-CA) to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and the UN’s human rights chief Louise Arbour. The letter [...] )April 25, 2008
Activists Laud Congress for Awarding Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Aung San Suu Kyi Rare Honor ( Activists Laud Congress for Awarding Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Aung San Suu Kyi Rare Honor For First Time In History, Congress Grants Congressional Gold Medal to Recipient Who Is Under Arrest U.S. Campaign for Burma Press Release April 24th, 2008 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC) The US Campaign for Burma [...] )March 17, 2008
Congressional Resolution Introduced to Reject the Constitution Made by the Burmese Military Junta ( U.S. Campaign for Burma Press Release  Immediate Release March 17, 2008 Media Contact: Jennifer Quigley at 202-234-8022 or 732-606-7508 (Washington, DC, March 17, 2008) The U.S. Campaign for Burma, a Washington DC-based organization mobilizing international support for freedom and democracy in Burma, today welcomes and supports the introducing of Congressional resolution, H. Con. [...] )March 8, 2008
Regime Attacks Ethnic Minority Villages While UN Envoy Enters Burma ( For Immediate Release: March 8th, 2008 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 246-7924 (Washington, DC) The US Campaign for Burma condemned two attacks on ethnic nationality villages carried out by Burma’s military regime just two days before the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari entered the country. The attacks took place on March [...] )February 27, 2008
Burma Activists Launch Global Campaign to “Turn Off” The Olympics ( February 26th, 2008 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC) A leading organization campaigning for human rights in the Southeast Asian country of Burma today launched a campaign calling for 1 million people to sign a petition pledging to not watch the Olympics on television unless China changes its policies on Burma. “The Beijing Olympics are providing a [...] )February 19, 2008
9 Nobel Peace Prize Recipients Call for Arms Embargo and Targeted Banking Sanctions on Burma ( From the office of the Most Reverend Desmond M. Tutu Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town )February 13, 2008
US Senators Introduce Bill to Grant Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Congress’ Most Prestigious Honor, Congressional Gold Medal ( For Immediate Release to Media: February 13th, 2008, 2:15 PM Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC) Weeks after the House of Representatives voted 400 – 0 to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the leader of Burma’s democracy movement Aung San Suu Kyi, 75 US Senators have introduced an identical measure today in the US Senate. The [...] )Burma Loses a Hero ( US Campaign for Burma, February 12, 2008 Yesterday, the people of Burma lost one of their greatest champions. Congressman Tom Lantos, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee, passed away due to complications from cancer. It is with deep sadness at his passing that we reflect on what Congressman Lantos has done to [...] )
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