Burma Campaign UK
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 agree effective action or even refer to the situation in North-Western Burma in a statement yesterday. The statement is available here. Burma Campaign UK and …
We, the undersigned 521 Myanmar, regional and international civil society organizations, call on the UN Security Council to urgently convene a meeting on the escalating attacks in Chin State, and address the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in Myanmar. We call for the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution to consolidate …
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 made Jaguar Land Rover an official partner of the conference: https://ukcop26.org/uk-presidency/partnerships-and-support/ Tata, which also owns Tetley Tea, have supplied troop carriers and military staff cars …
We undersigned Rohingya community organisations today joined forces in calling on members of the United Nations Security Council not to repeat the mistakes it made in failing to act on warnings of an impending military offensive against the Rohingya in 2017. The Burmese military has been carrying out an increased number of indiscriminate attacks against …
Media Release from Chin Human Rights Organization CHRO reiterates the need for urgent action by the U.N. Security Council to convene an emergency meeting to address the situation in Chin State, Myanmar. This afternoon, the Tatmadaw began launching incendiary rockets into Thantlang town. Lt. Col. Thaung Hlaing, as the Chief Military Commander has ordered this …
Burma Campaign UK today called on the UN Security Council to urgently convene a meeting on the escalating military attacks and troop build-up in Chin State, Sagaing Region and Magwe, North-Western Burma. As penholder on Burma at the UN Security Council, the main responsibility for convening a meeting falls to the British government. “The situation …
Burma Campaign UK is calling on Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to expel the Burmese military attaché from the UK. Captain Soe Aung, representing a military responsible for genocide and child rape, lives in a multi-million pound home in South London. The military attaché was responsible for the military takeover of the Burmese embassy in London …
Joint Open Letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken 90+ ORGANIZATIONS URGE A ROHINGYA CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND GENOCIDE DETERMINATION August 10, 2021 The Honorable Antony BlinkenU.S. Secretary of StateU.S. Department of State2201 C Street NWWashington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Blinken, We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge you to publicly determine that the …
Burma Campaign UK today releases a new briefing paper: ‘Why is Dominic Raab Refusing to Act on Accountability for Burmese Military Crimes? The paper details how, despite British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and other government ministers repeatedly talking about holding the Burmese military to account for its crimes, in practice they are fiercely resisting pressure …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that the European Union has finally suspended its controversial ‘Mypol’ training programme, training and equipping the Myanmar Police Force. The police force took part in the genocide of the Rohingya and has helped implement the new military coup. Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas (NI-CO), a body which comes under the …
UK Civil Society Joint Statement on the Prevention of Atrocities in Myanmar Members of the UK Atrocity Prevention Working Group and its friends call upon Her Majesty’s Government to act swiftly, comprehensively and with conviction in response to the unjustifiable seizure of power from Myanmar’s fragile democracy. A robust, coordinated response Having orchestrated genocide in …
In the week Facebook has suspended US President Donald Trump for inciting violence, Burma Campaign UK repeats its call to Facebook to stop the Burmese military using Facebook to recruit members, and to stop the Burmese military promoting its businesses on Facebook, profits from which help fund genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. “Donald …
Burma Campaign UK today described as ‘farcical’ Kirin’s assertion that after a year-long investigation regarding two joint ventures with the Burmese military, it cannot establish whether the military uses profits for military purposes. Kirin is in two joint ventures with the Burmese military, Myanmar Brewery and Mandalay Brewery. Kirin has been placed on the ‘Dirty …
HM Treasury has again turned down a Freedom of Information request by Burma Campaign UK, asking for information on the value of assets frozen against 16 members of the Burmese military. The asset freeze and visa ban are the only direct actions the British government has taken against the Burmese military in response to genocide …
On the eve of the third anniversary of the military offensive against ethnic Rohingya in 2017, Burma Campaign UK called on the international community to implement the recommendations of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar. Not one country in the world has implemented all of the UN Fact-Finding Mission recommendations. The USA and UK have …
Burma Campaign UK is today launching a new boycott campaign against Kirin Ichiban lager. Japanese conglomerate Kirin is in two joint venture brewery businesses with the Burmese military. Kirin is a Japanese company making alcoholic and soft drinks, food and pharmaceuticals. The Burmese military stands accused of genocide in a case at the International Court …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed notification received from Portia Management Services that they have no plans to renew or extend their contract managing a military-owned port in Yangon. The current contract expires in 2021. Liverpool based Portia manages the TMT Port in Yangon through a contract with KT Group, a Burmese conglomerate which appears to …
Joint Open Letter to U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo 58 Organizations Support Petition Urging Secretary Pompeo to Publicly Determine that Myanmar has Committed Genocide and Crimes against Humanity against the Rohingya People. PDF of the letter is available here. Secretary of State Mike PompeoU.S. Secretary of StateU.S. Department of State2201 C St NWWashington, DC …
Open letter from civil society organisations urging the British government to include the Burma (Myanmar) Armed Forces in the Proscribed International Terrorist Groups List. PDF of the letter is here. To, Rt Hon Priti Patel MPSecretary of State for the Home DepartmentHouse of CommonsLondonSW1A 0AA Date: Monday July 13, 2020 Dear Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, Subject: We …
Statement by members of the European Burma Network Members of the European Burma Network (EBN) welcome the prospect of a continued Argentinian investigation into atrocity crimes against the Rohingya under the principle of universal jurisdiction. A recent move by the Federal Appeals Court in Buenos Aires overturned a previous decision not to pursue a case …
Media Release from Sherpa, Info Birmanie, Reporters Without Borders and Justice for Myanmar While the Myanmar military is once again accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by the United Nations, the UN Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar has alerted since September 2018 that any commercial relationship with the Myanmar military was untenable …
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK The Myanmar authorities have done nothing to improve the lives of Rohingya trapped in Rakhine State where they continue to live under an oppressive and genocidal regime, the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) said in a new briefing released today. Download the briefing here. The briefing shines a …
31 new companies have been added to the latest edition of the ‘Dirty List’, bringing the total number of companies to 113. The new ‘Dirty List’ is available here. The ‘Dirty List’ names and shames international companies with business links to the Burmese military, or which are involved in projects linked to human rights violations …
Media Release from Justice For Myanmar A group of covert activists are joining forces in a campaign to improve the lives of all the people of Myanmar, while exposing the military’s systemic oppression and cycle of violence for profit and civil war. Justice For Myanmar is a campaign initiated by a team of human rights …