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The UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, delivered a statement on the Myanmar regime's access to weapons and arms.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon welcomes the conclusions of the 37th Universal Periodic Review of human rights records of United Nations member states.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Minister for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field gave a statement to Parliament on the UN Fact Finding Mission report on Burma.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The European Union, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, the UK and the US gave a joint statement on executions in Myanmar.
Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has responded to members of the public concerned about Burma's political reforms.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomes UN statement on detention of Aung San Suu Kyi
Foreign Office ministers today called for the immediate and unconditional release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne MP presented over 120 pages of birthday messages for Aung San Suu Kyi to the British Ambassador to Burma, Andrew Heyn in London today.
British Ambassador to Burma, Andy Heyn has handed 120 pages of birthday messages for Aung San Suu Kyi to her representatives in Rangoon.
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne urges military government to allow free and fair campaign and polling process.
The UK Government will give emergency food, water, sanitation and healthcare to more than a hundred thousand people in Burma as the full scale of destruction caused by Cyclone Giri has become clear.
Less than two months before planned elections, the Burmese regime has dissolved Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy and rejected the registration of five ethnic parties.
Writing in the International Herald Tribune, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg described today's Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) as an opportunity to speak with "with one voice against the gross mistreatment of the Burme…
Foreign Secretary William Hague added his support to Amnesty International's campaign for the release of Burma's 2,100 political prisoners on 20 October.
"The British Government will stand by the people of Burma and will continue to maintain pressure on the regime until we see real progress on democracy, governance and human rights".
In a statement to mark International Human Rights Day, the Foreign Secretary sent a message of support to human rights defenders around the world, including the Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, and those detained…
The Burmese Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal by Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, against its dissolution in May 2010 under draconian election laws.
David Cameron phoned Aung San Suu Kyi on her 66th birthday.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said Aung San Suu Kyi should be able to travel freely and without risk to her personal security.
Foreign Secretary William Hague marks the 23rd anniversary of the August 1988 student uprising in Burma
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