Press Releases
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 CAMPAIGNÂ 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: Â 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)Â 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 SĂ‚Â Ă‚Â C A M P A I G NĂ‚Â Ă‚Â F O RĂ‚Â Ă‚Â B U R M AĂ‚Â 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.Ă‚Â 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 Ă‚Â 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.Ă‚Â 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.Ă‚Â Congressman Tom Lantos, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee, passed away due to complications from cancer.Ă‚Â It is with deep sadness at his passing that we reflect on what Congressman Lantos has done to [...] )
February 11, 2008

Leading US Campaign Group Calls Burma Referendum A Charade ( U S C A M P A I G N F O R B U R M A For Immediate Release: February 11th, 2008 Leading US Campaign Group Calls Burma Referendum “A Charade” Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 234-8022
 (Washington, DC) A leading campaign group in the United States working for human rights and democracy [...] )December 19, 2007
US Senate, Following House and European Union, Adopts Major Burma Sanctions Legislation ( December 19th, 2007 For More Information, Contact Jeremy Woodrum (202) 246-7924 (Washington, DC) Days after similar action by the US House of Representatives, the United States Senate today passed legislation imposing economic and financial sanctions on the military regime that rules the Southeast Asian country of Burma.Ă‚Â The bill, led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Joseph [...] )December 18, 2007
US House of Reps. Votes to Give Aung San Suu Kyi Highest Honor ( For Immediate Release: December 17th, 2007 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 246-7924 (Washington, DC) The US House of Representatives voted (400-0) today to grant the body’s highest honor - The Congressional Gold Medal — to the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi. The effort was led by [...] )December 8, 2007
Victory! US Senate, Following House and European Union, Adopts Major Burma Sanctions Legislation ( December 19th, 2007 (Washington, DC) Days after similar action by the US House of Representatives, the United States Senate today passed legislation imposing economic and financial sanctions on the military regime that rules the Southeast Asian country of Burma. The bill, led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Joseph Biden and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, [...] )October 20, 2007
Campaigners Praise “the First Step” by UN Security Council, Call for Arms Embargo ( For Immediate Release: October 11, 2007 Contact:Jeremy Woodrum (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC, Octobember 11, 2007) The U.S. Campaign for Burma (USCB), a Washington, DC-based advocacy and activist group promoting human rights, freedom and democracy in Burma, today welcomed the first-ever Presidential Statement on Burma issued by the UN Security Council. USCB recognizes that although this statement [...] )September 17, 2007
Global Protests Against China’s Foreign Policy ( On Anniversary of Military Takeover in Burma, China’s Role In Focus For Immediate Release: September 17, 2007 Contact:Jeremy Woodrum (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC, September 17, 2007) For the first time in history, human rights advocates in 10 countries working on the Southeast Asian country of Burma are coordinating simultaneous global demonstrations in front of Chinese embassies and consulates [...] )September 6, 2007
Powerful Group of Hollywood Celebrities Call for UN Secretary General to “Personally Intervene” to Secure Release of World’s Only Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient ( Ban Ki-moon to “personally intervene” to secure the release of the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi. For Immediate Release: September 6, 2007 Contact:Jack Healey at (202) 547-2582 or Jeremy Woodrum (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC, September 6, 2007) As protests continue in the Southeast Asian country of Burma,a powerful group of Hollywood actors [...] )August 23, 2007
As Crackdown on Mass Protests Continue, Campaigners Call for UN Secretary-General’s Immediate Intervention, Security Council Action on Burma ( Call Follows Public Pronouncements from US, UK, French Governments For Immediate Release: August 23, 2007 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 234-8022 (New York, August 23, 2007) A leading human rights organization in the United States today called on the UN Secretary-General to publicly condemn a major crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in the Southeast Asian country of Burma and [...] )August 21, 2007
Campaigners Slam Arrest of Prominent Burmese Rights Activists ( Urgent Referral to UN Torture Body and Appeal to China For Immediate Release: August 21, 2007 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC, August 21, 2007) A leading US human rights organization today condemned the arrest of several prominent human rights activists in the Southeast Asian country of Burma including the country’s second most prominent leader Min [...] )June 24, 2007
Activists Commend U.S. Congress for Maintaining Tough Measures on Burmese Military Junta ( “Renewal of the sanctions against Burma ’s military junta is a signal to the world that the U.S. Congress is not fooled by Burma ’s generals attempt to legitimize its rule through the blatantly undemocratic sham national convention.” For Immediate Release: June 24, 2007 Contact: Aung Din: (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC, June 24, 2007) U.S. Campaign for [...] )June 14, 2007
280 Events in 17 Countries To Honor World’s Only Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient on Birthday ( Activists Call On China to End “Unilateral” Burma Policy For Immediate Release: June 14, 2007 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC, June 14, 2007) At over 280 events in 42 U.S. states and 17 countries, citizens around the world are preparing to commemorate the birthday of the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San [...] )May 25, 2007
Human Rights Group Condemns Arrest Extension of World’s Only Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient in Burma , Launches “New, Sustained, High-level International Campaign” ( Group Says Suu Kyi “Looking More Like China’s Prisoner “ For Immediate Release: May 25, 2007 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC, May 25, 2007) A leading U.S.-based Burma human rights organization today condemned a reported one-year extension on the detention of the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Aung San Suu Kyi. News agencies in [...] )May 15, 2007
59 Former Heads of State Call for Release of World’s Only Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient ( For Immediate Release: May 15, 2007 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC, May 15, 2007) A leading human rights organization today praised a call by 59 former Presidents and Prime Ministers from around the world for the release of the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Aung San Suu Kyi, who is held under [...] )April 23, 2007
Activists File Complaint Asking United Nations to Respond to Brutal Attacks on Human Rights Activists in Burma ( Rare Photographs of Aftermath Illustrate Cruelty of Military Regime For Immediate Release: April 23, 2007 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC, April 23, 2007) A leading group of activists today filed a complaint with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to investigate a government-organized mob attack on two human rights activists in the Southeast Asian [...] )March 30, 2007
UN Publicly Admits Scale of Burma Crisis for First Time ( For Immediate Release: March 30, 2007 Contact: Aung Din: (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC, March 30, 2007) The US Campaign for Burma today praised the United Nations representative on human rights to the Southeast Asian country of Burma for becoming the first UN official to acknowledge the severity of the catastrophe in the eastern section of the [...] )January 12, 2007
Standing for the Oppressor , Sharing the Shame ( China, Russia and South Africa Encourage Burmese Military Junta to Continue Its Crimes Against Humanity in Burma by Preventing UN Security Council Intervention For Immediate Release: January 12th, 2007 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC, January 12, 2007) As celebrities, musicians, Nobel Peace Prize recipients, international NGOs and governments, and moreover the people of the Southeast [...] )January 10, 2007
Breaking News: 5 Prominent Political Prisoners Released in Burma ( Move Called a “Cynical Ploy” in Midst of UN Security Council Debates For Immediate Release: January 10th, 2007 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC) As celebrities, musicians, and governments around the world press for the first-ever UN Security Council resolution on Burma this week, five prominent political prisoners were released in the Southeast Asian country. “This looks [...] )January 3, 2007
Two Nobel Peace Prize Recipients to Lead Demonstration at Burma Embassy This Friday, Call for UN Security Council Action ( For Immediate Release: January 3rd, 2007 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC) Two Nobel Peace Prize recipients will join activists at a demonstration in front of the embassy of Burma’s military regime this Friday to call for a UN Security Council resolution on Burma and demand the release of the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace [...] )November 10, 2006
RALLY IN NEW YORK TO END ATTACKS AFTER 3,000 VILLAGES DESTROYED IN EASTERN BURMA ( Speakers, Music, Images Planned for Saturday, November 11th, 2006 For Immediate Release: November 10th, 2006 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC) Activists, musicians, and refugees from the Southeast Asian country of Burma will gather in New York City’s Union Square this Saturday, November 11th as part of a new, growing campaign to draw attention to the [...] )October 20, 2006
New United Nations Report Slams Attacks on Civilians by Burma’s Junta and Suggests UN Security Council Action ( For First Time, UN Official Acknowledges General Assembly and Human Rights Commission’ Recommendations “Disregarded” by Military Junta For Immediate Release: October 20th, 2006 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC) Human rights activists in the United States welcomed a damning report delivered today by a top United Nations official that harshly condemned Burma’s ruling military junta for [...] )October 9, 2006
“Meaningless and Undemocratic Exercise” in Burma that will “Not Work on Mars” an Affront to United Nations, Burmese People ( The Burmese people want real democracy, not a wolf in sheep’s clothing. For Immediate Release: October 9th, 2006 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 234-8022 (Washington, DC) Tomorrow, a “National Convention” re-starts in the Southeast Asian country of Burma that is widely expected to enshrine military rule under the guise of a new constitution. It is comprised almost entirely of [...] )October 2, 2006
Activists Condemn Arrest of 6 Prominent Democracy Activists, Including Min Ko Naing, in Burma ( Leaders In “Serious Risk of Torture” as UN Security Council Weights Action For Immediate Release: October 2nd, 2006 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 223-0300 (Washington, DC) The US Campaign for Burma today condemned the arrest of 6 leading pro-democracy activists in the Southeast Asian country of Burma over the past week, including the country’s second most prominent leader, Min [...] )September 15, 2006
U.S. Campaign for Burma Welcomes Groundbreaking, First-Ever UN Security Council Debate on Burma, and Calls for Binding Resolution ( Move comes after 28 consecutive resolutions at UN General Assembly and UN Commission on Human Rights failed to produce any changes in Burma For Immediate Release: September 15th, 2006 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 223-0300 (Washington, DC) The U.S. Campaign for Burma today welcomes the decision of the United Nations Security Council to place Burma on its formal agenda [...] )July 26, 2006
U.S. Senate Approves Three Year-Extension of Sanctions on Burmese Military Regime While ASEAN Parliamentarians Call for the UN Security Council Action on Burma ( For Immediate Release: July 26th, 2006 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum: (202) 223-0300 (Washington, DC) The U.S. Campaign for Burma today welcomed the decision of the United States Senate to extend import restriction imposed on Burma’s military junta in the Southeast Asian country of Burma. Senate Joint Resolution 38 (S.J. Res. 38), a resolution to extend the import restrictions [...] )June 28, 2006
Humanitarian, Human Rights Organizations Call for Urgent UN Security Council Action on Burma ( NGOs from 20 Countries Ask UN Security Council to Take Action on Burma Press Release: June 28th, 2006 Contact: Erol Kekic, Church World Service: Jeremy Woodrum, U.S. Campaign for Burma: 202-223-0300 (Washington, DC) Over thirty non-governmental organizations from twenty countries today sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and members of the United Nations Security Council, calling for a peaceful, binding resolution on the Southeast [...] )June 27, 2006
Guest Press Release: 503 Parliamentarians From 34 Countries Demand Security Council Action on Burma ( For Immediate Release: June 27th, 2006 Contact: AIPMC Secretariat: info@aseanmp.org or at +6012-3750974 (Roshan Jason, AIPMC Executive Secretary). AIPMC website: www.aseanmp.org (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) An unprecedented 503 MPs from 34 countries have today written to members of the United Nations Security Council, and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, calling for a binding resolution to address the [...] )June 17, 2006
Activists to Rally for World’s Most Prominent Political Prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi On 61st Birthday ( UN Security Council May Act on Burma for First Time in History For Immediate Release: June 17th, 2006 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum (202) 223-0300 (Washington, DC) Activists in over 270 locations throughout the United States and in 13 countries are taking action to demand the release of the world’s most prominent political prisoner, Aung San Suu Kyi on [...] )May 31, 2006
As Military Regime Launches New Attacks on Minorities in Burma, Activists Welcome Second Discussion by UN Security Council and Call for Action ( For Immediate Release: May 31st, 2006 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum and Cristina Moon, (202) 223-0300 (office) or (202) 246 7924 (New York and Washington, DC) The U.S. Campaign for Burma today praised members of the UN Security Council for holding a discussion on Burma. This is only the second briefing on Burma in history by the Council, and comes six months after the previous [...] )May 27, 2006
World’s Most Prominent Political Prisoner’s Detention Extended, Again ( Time for Action at the UN Security Council, Say Activists For Immediate Release: May 27th, 2006 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum and Cristina Moon, (202) 223-0300 (office) or (202) 246 7924 (Washington, DC) In defiance of numerous and repeated requests by world leaders, including United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, his deputy Ibrahim Gambari, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in [...] )March 26, 2006
Legendary Musician and Activist Peter Gabriel to visit Washington, DC to Urge UN Security Council Resolution, End to Human Rights Abuses in Burma ( For Immediate Release: March 26th, 2006 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum and Aung Din (202) 223-0300 (office) or (202) 246 7924 (New York/Washington, D.C.)—Legendary musician and activist Peter Gabriel will visit the U.S. Senate on April 4th to host a film screening and discussion on the need for continued support in ending egregious human rights abuses in the Southeast Asian country of Burma, where more [...] )March 23, 2006
Legendary Musician and Activist Peter Gabriel to visit Washington, DC to Urge UN Security Council Resolution, End to Human Rights Abuses in Burma ( For Immediate Release: March 23rd, 2006 Contact: Jeremy Woodrum, (202) 223-0300 or Matisee Bustos (718) 783-2000 ext. 306 (New York and Washington, DC) — Legendary musician and activist Peter Gabriel will visit the U.S. Senate on April 4th to host a film screening and discussion on the need for continued support in ending egregious human rights abuses in [...] )December 1, 2005
Guest Press Release: AAPPB Releases Landmark Torture Report ( Senator John McCain (R-AZ) says report shows torture in Southeast Asian country is “state policy of Burma’s junta." For Immediate Release: December 1, 2005 Contacts: Thailand: Ko Tate (66) 1 287-8751, Bo Kyi (66) 1 324-8935 Tokyo: Phone Myint Htun (81) 90 4221 1988 Washington, DC: Aung Din (202) 223-0300 (December 1st, 2005; Bangkok, Tokyo, and Washington, DC) An Asian-based human rights group today released an [...] )June 16, 2005
GLOBAL DAYS OF ACTIONS FOR AUNG SAN SUU KYI’S 60TH BIRTHDAY, JUNE 19, 2005 ( Campaign Update : June 16th, 2005 “We all admire the courageous Aung San Suu Kyi, who believes in democracy and peacefully speaks out against its violent suppression.” – Vaclav Havel, Former President of the Czech Republic in his lecture “The Emperor Has No Dress” on May 24, 2005 at the Library of Congress “We join people around the world in protesting the house arrest of Aung [...] )GLOBAL DAYS OF ACTIONS FOR AUNG SAN SUU KYI’S 60TH BIRTHDAY, JUNE 19, 2005 ( Campaign Update : June 16th, 2005 “We all admire the courageous Aung San Suu Kyi, who believes in democracy and peacefully speaks out against its violent suppression.” – Vaclav Havel, Former President of the Czech Republic in his lecture “The Emperor Has No Dress” on May 24, 2005 at the Library of Congress “We join people around the world in protesting the house arrest of Aung [...] )
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