Mark Farmaner

Director of Burma Campaign UK

Mark Farmaner has been involved in advocacy for human rights, development and the environment for twenty-two years. He is Director of Burma Campaign UK, where he has worked for eleven years. He has visited Burma eleven times, including ethnic areas such as Kachin, Karen and Shan states. Mark is an acknowledged expert on Burma, invited by governments, universities and NGOs to speak at conferences and seminars worldwide. He is also a regular media commentator on Burma, appearing on the BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, ABC, Fox and many others.

Previously, Farmaner worked in the policy and media departments of development agency Christian Aid, one of the largest aid agencies in the UK, specialising in fair trade rules, third world debt, HIV/AIDS and climate change. He has also worked for the Anti-Racist Alliance in the United Kingdom, and was involved in the campaign against Apartheid in South Africa.