US Determination on Jet Fuel to Myanmar: UK Insurance Companies Must Now Be Sanctioned By USA
August 23, 2023
Burma Campaign UK today applauded the Biden Administration for finally making a determination that allows sanctions to be imposed on any foreign individual or entity that operates in the jet...
Civil society statement on the visit of Head of OCHA to Myanmar
August 22, 2023
While noting efforts by UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, to negotiate humanitarian access across Myanmar, including to Rakhine State following deadly Cyclone Mocha, we,...
Will India’s Myanmar policy overshadow hosting G20 Summit?
August 10, 2023
This article was written by Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK, and originally published in Mizzima on 9th August 2023. A month from now India will be hosting the...
John Lewis to stop sourcing gems from Burma
July 26, 2023
John Lewis Partnership, a highly regarded department store chain selling a wide range of products, has informed Burma Campaign UK that it will stop sourcing gems from Burma. Burma Campaign...
UK Must Follow EU and Sanction Burmese Mining Enterprise
July 21, 2023
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new EU sanctions on No2 Mining Enterprise and 6 individuals announced yesterday, but criticised the incredibly slow pace of the introduction of new sanctions. The...
British government cuts aid to Burma by 70% since coup
July 19, 2023
British aid to Burma has been cut by 51% this financial year, and by 70% since the financial year 2020-2021, according to newly published Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office accounts....
TJC Withdraws Burmese Gems From Sale
June 7, 2023
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a decision by TJC to withdraw Burmese rubies from sale. TJC is one of the biggest TV shopping channels and online jewellery retailers in the...
Jewellery Retailers Challenged on Burma/Myanmar Gems Sourcing
May 30, 2023
Burma Campaign UK is writing to 40 of the biggest and highest profile jewellery retailers in the UK asking them to demonstrate that the gems they sell are not sourced...
Open Letter: Japan’s leadership urgently needed at the UN Security Council
May 29, 2023
Open Letter Japan’s leadership urgently needed at the UN Security Council to stop Myanmar military’s atrocity crimes as Myanmar faces man-made and natural disasters The Honorable Fumio Kishida Prime Minister...
Five British Insurers Added to ‘Dirty List’ for Aviation Fuel Deliveries to Burma
May 23, 2023
Burma Campaign UK added five British insurance companies to the ‘Dirty List’ after they failed to give a commitment to stop providing insurance cover for deliveries of aviation fuel to...