Burma Campaign UK
Two hundred and eighteen civil society organizations from Myanmar and globally have urged International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to immediately freeze loans and other financial assistance to the country amounting to an estimated US$11Billion. In a joint letter led by 120 civil society groups in Myanmar, signatory organizations demanded that IFIs recall loans linked to the …
Burma Campaign UK expressed disappointment with sanctions announced against three Burmese military leaders by the British government today, which effectively amount to nothing more than a holiday ban. However, the announcement that the UK will work on ways to stop British companies working with the military is a very positive step and something Burma Campaign …
Ahead of EU Foreign Ministers Meeting on Monday 22 February to discuss their response to the military coup, Burma Campaign UK called on the EU to implement sanctions on military owned companies, and not just sanction military leaders. Personal sanctions on military leaders will amount to an asset freeze and a visa ban. Military leaders …
Everyone at Burma Campaign UK is very sad to learn of the death of Zaw Zaw Htun today in Yangon after being ill for some time. Zaw Zaw Htun joined the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS) in 1988 and has been a leading member in a variety of roles for the party. He …
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government, EU, USA and other countries to join the boycott of military companies by imposing their own boycotts and sanctions. Embassies, aid agencies and the UN must also join the boycott to ensure they are not helping to finance the military and the crimes it commits. Since …
Asian businesses are coming under intense pressure to cut ties with the Burma military after this month’s coup, with activists questioning whether such ventures benefit the wider population or fuel human rights abuses. The coup ended a decade-long democratic transition when businesses entered Burma after international sanctions were lifted. Many of these firms formed partnerships …