Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that the British government has filed its intervention in the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice. The UK government filed a joint declaration of intervention in the case with Canada, Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands. The British government finally announced its intention to intervene in …
Burma Campaign UK is today asking our supporters to write to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of the Autumn Statement on 22 November, to urge him to reinstate UK aid spend to previous levels. The aid budget was cut from 0.7% to 0.5% of national income in 2020 under then Chancellor Rishi Sunak. We are asking …
Burma Campaign UK has written to Foreign Secretary James Cleverly calling on him to step up implementation of British foreign policy on Burma. “The British government has good policies towards Burma on cutting revenue, arms and equipment to the Burmese military, but the problem is, they are not implementing them fast enough,” said Anna Roberts, …
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did not even raise Indian arms sales to the Burmese military when he met Prime Minister Modi at the G20 summit earlier this month, a response to a question in Parliament has revealed. It is the official foreign policy of the British government to advocate for an end to arms …
In what looks like a continuing downward trend of UK aid to Rohingya refugees, the UK government has recently announced only £3 million in humanitarian support to Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh. The total aid to Rohingya refugees halfway through this financial year is £16.9 million, which represents an 85% cut since 2019-2020. …
Open letter endorsed by 149 human rights organizations to all G20 leadership on the need to pressure Prime Minister Narenda Modi to allow full humanitarian access to refugees along the India-Burma border and stop arming the Burmese military ahead of the G20 summit. Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned 149 organizations are shocked, horrified, and appalled by …
As world leaders gather for the G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, Burma Campaign UK is calling on G20 members to put pressure on Prime Minister Modi over India arming, financing, and providing diplomatic support for the Myanmar/Burmese military. A report earlier this year by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation in …
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 fuel sector of the Burmese economy. The US Treasury states that: “For the purposes of the determination of August 23, 2023 made pursuant to E.O. …
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. This comes during a time when Burma is suffering its worst human rights and humanitarian crisis ever, after the attempted military coup on 1 February …
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 Burma. The five companies are: UK P&I, Steamship Mutual, Britannia P&I, North Standard and Shipowners’ Club. They are mutual insurance clubs which have provided insurance …
Burma Campaign UK today called on five British insurance companies to stop providing insurance cover for deliveries of aviation fuel to Burma. The five companies are: UK P&I, Steamship Mutual, Britannia P&I, North Standard, Shipowners Club. They are mutual insurance clubs which have provided insurance cover (protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance) to vessels which have …
The Burmese military announced on 28th March 2023 that it has banned 40 political parties, including the National League for Democracy (NLD), which has won every election it has been able to contest. The ban follows the military demanding that the political parties reregister with the military-appointed Union Election Commission, something the parties refused to …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new UK sanctions targeting companies supplying aviation fuel, arms and aircraft parts to the Burmese military. The sanctions follow similar sanctions targeting aviation fuel announced by the USA on 24th March. The new sanctions target the following: Shoon Energy, linked to the already sanctioned Asia Sun company, which supplies aviation …
Newly released figures have revealed that the British government has cut aid to around one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by a staggering 82%. The majority of these refugees are children. Burma Campaign UK is calling on Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to urgently reverse the cuts and provide life-saving aid to Rohingya children. British aid …
As evidence grows of British companies’ involvement in Burma’s gas industry, Burma Campaign UK is calling on the British government to sanction the military-controlled Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise. The British government must take action to prevent British companies being involved in Burma’s gas industry, which earns the Burmese military more than $2bn a year. …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new European Union sanctions targeting the Burmese military and associates facilitating their crimes. Nine people and seven companies/entities have been added to the list of those sanctioned. This round of sanctions is well targeted, focusing on suppliers of aviation fuel, arms brokers, military procurement entities and members of the Burmese …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new UK sanctions targeting suppliers of aviation fuel to the Burmese military. Limiting the ability of the Burmese military to carry out airstrikes is one of the single most effective steps the international community can do to address the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Burma. The British government today …
Bi-lateral pressure needed on India and Pakistan over arms sales. Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the passing of the first ever UN Security Council Resolution on Burma as a significant moment symbolically, but warned that as it fails to deliver any practical action, it will have no practical impact. The Resolution passed with 12 countries …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new sanctions announced by the British government, this time focused on perpetrators of sexual violence. The British government has announced the following sanctions: The Office of the Chief of Military and Security Affairs The 33rd Light Infantry Division (33 LID) of the Myanmar Army The 99 Light Infantry Division (99 …
Open letter to UK Foreign Secretary: sanction all companies involved in supplying aviation fuel to Myanmar A PDF of the letter is available here. The letter in Burmese is available here. The Honorable James Cleverly Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office King Charles Street London SW1A 2AH United Kingdom 9 December …
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to move swiftly to sanction suppliers of aviation fuel to Burma, following a new report by Amnesty International exposing the aviation fuel supply chain which enables the Burmese military to carry out airstrikes which target civilians. The new report by Amnesty International, Deadly Cargo: Exposing the …
Statement by Women’s League of Burma and Burma Campaign UK The Women’s League of Burma and Burma Campaign UK send condolences to the family and friends of all those who were killed by Burmese military airstrikes in Kachin State on the evening of 23rd October. As around a thousand people attended a music festival to …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the British government’s announcement of its support in principle for a referral of Burma to the International Criminal Court, ICC. The announcement comes just weeks after the US made a similar announcement. Burma Campaign UK has been calling on the British government to support an ICC referral for almost 20 …
Burma Campaign UK is delighted that the British government has finally announced its intention to join the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice. Burma Campaign UK launched our campaign for the British government to join the case almost three years ago. “For decades the Burmese military have been allowed to violate international …