Karen State Crisis: Sanction Aviation Fuel, Arms and Gas Revenue – IKO
December 21, 2021
Statement by International Karen Organisation The International Karen Organisation today called for the urgent implementation of new targeted strategic sanctions on the Burmese military in response to escalating attacks against…
Hold the Myanmar military and security forces accountable for their grave human rights violations, including violence against women – WPN
December 20, 2021
Women’s Peace Network, Women’s League of Burma, Women Alliance Burma issue Joint letter to the United Nations Security Council endorsed by over 600 human rights and women’s rights organizations from…
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes New UK, US and Canadian Sanctions on Burmese Military
December 10, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new targeted sanctions on the Burmese military announced by the UK, USA and Canada. The new sanctions announced today are: The Quarter Master General’s OfficeThe…
Ukraine Arms Genocidal Myanmar Military While Asking For UK Support Against Russian Aggression
December 9, 2021
As Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visits the UK asking for support against the threat of invasion by the Russian dictatorship, Burma Campaign UK today accused him of hypocrisy for…
Facebook Finally Pledge to Remove Burmese Military Companies
December 8, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by Facebook that they will finally take down the Facebook Pages of military companies. Burma Campaign UK has been calling on Facebook to…
Facebook to be held to account for role in Rohingya genocide
December 6, 2021
Coordinated legal actions on behalf of victims and survivors of genocide started today in the UK and US alleging Facebook’s negligence encouraged and facilitated the genocide carried out by the…
EU Dithering While Burmese Activists are Jailed and Killed
November 25, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today called on European Union member states to urgently impose a new round of targeted economic sanctions on the Burmese military, and to agree to impose regular…
Fanning the flames: Expansion of foreign oil and gas investments despite Burma’s military coup
November 24, 2021
Media Release from Arakan Oil Watch A new report launched today by Arakan Oil Watch exposes that international oil and gas companies have expanded their operations in Burma since the…
UN Security Council Fails Again – UK, US and EU Must Coordinate Further Action
November 11, 2021
Burma Campaign UK today called on the UK, US and EU to urgently implement further economic sanctions and take other steps, following the failure of the UN Security Council to…
COP26 Partner Jaguar/Land Rover Linked To Burmese Military
November 2, 2021
Jaguar/Land Rover are not a suitable partner for the COP26 climate change conference because their owner, Tata, supplies vehicles to the genocidal Burmese military. The UK Presidency of COP26 has…