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Local Shans welcome Engie’s withdrawal from Upper Yeywa dam February 11, 2019

Press release by Action for Shan State Rivers Local Shans welcome Engie’s withdrawal from Upper Yeywa dam, urge other companies to follow suit Local communities in northern Shan State are greatly encouraged that French company Engie has pulled out of…

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Burma ‘Dirty List’ – Engie Pull Out Of Upper Yeywa Dam Project January 30, 2019

French multinational energy company Engie has informed Burma Campaign UK that it is pulling out of the Upper Yeywa dam project in Shan State Burma, after being placed on a ‘Dirty List’ by Burma Campaign UK in December 2018. Engie…

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Burma ‘Dirty List’ Names Companies Linked to Military and Human Rights Violations December 10, 2018

Burma Campaign UK today publishes its new ‘Dirty List’ of international companies linked to the military in Burma, or companies whose operations are linked to human rights violations or environmental destruction. Companies named and shamed on the list include Western…

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EU targets garment workers, not Burmese military, over human rights violations October 29, 2018

By Mark Farmaner The EU is considering sanctioning garment workers but has rejected sanctions against Min Aung Hlaing When the United Nations Fact Finding Mission published its report into human rights violations in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan States, it was…

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Hsipaw public gather to oppose Naypyidaw’s new budget allocation for Upper Yeywa dam October 12, 2018

Media Release by local people and MPs in Hsipaw township About 1,000 local residents and MPs are gathering in Hsipaw today to oppose the damming of the Namtu/Myitnge river, and demand an immediate cancellation of the Upper Yeywa dam, whose…

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EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström must drop proposal to remove Burma trade privileges October 10, 2018

Statement from members and observers of the European Burma Network EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström must drop proposal to remove Burma trade privileges EU should sanction the military rather than remove EBA trade privileges Members of the European Burma Network…

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Burma Army conscripts porters, detains elderly and children during “clearance operations” near Upper Yeywa dam site in N. Shan State; arrests, tortures villagers in S. Shan State September 7, 2018

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation From July 23 to August 9, 2018, Burma Army troops from five battalions – LIB 115, 501, 504, 505, 506 — carried out a “clearance operation” in villages north of the Upper Yeywa…

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Ongoing Burma Army logging threatens peace efforts in Karenni State April 4, 2018

Briefing from The Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) Summary This briefing paper analyzes how Burma Army exploitation of natural resources in Karenni State is undermining efforts by the Karenni National Progress Party to seek peace, as happened over twenty years…

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EU Burma Response: Too Little Too Late February 26, 2018

Burma Campaign UK today described new restrictive measures announced by the EU in response to human rights violations in Burma as too little too late, and unlikely to have any significant impact on General Min Aung Hlaing or the government…

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Over 100 Parliamentarians call on UK Government to refer Myanmar Military General Min Aung Hlaing to International Criminal Court February 21, 2018

  Ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 26 February, 102 Parliamentarians across parties have signed a letter urging the Foreign Secretary to publicly support and campaign for his EU counterparts to back a UN Security Council referral…

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