Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK today strongly criticised the European Union for deciding to continue with its ‘do nothing’ response to genocide in Burma. Last week, European Union Foreign Ministers decided to extend existing measures in place for a further year without taking any further action, or implementing any of the recommendations of the United Nations Fact-Finding …
As the European Union (EU) approaches the renewal of the Common Position on Burma in April, members of the European Burma Network (EBN) are calling on the EU to strengthen its commitment to human rights in Burma. Mass atrocity crimes have been committed against the Rohingya and other minorities across the country. Armed conflicts continue …
The UK Atrocity Prevention Working Group welcomes the unanimous findings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nation’s principal judicial organ, in the case filed by The Gambia concerning the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Myanmar (The Gambia v. Myanmar). The 17 judges …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for provisional measures to be taken by the government of Burma to prevent what the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar described as an ‘ongoing genocide.’ The Court has issued four provisional measures related to compliance with the Genocide Convention and implementation …
Position of Civil Society Organizations on the case against Myanmar by the International Court of Justice regarding the potential indication of provisional measures to prevent genocide View PDF of statement here. Political and military policies have always been imposed with violent force and intimidation upon the people of Myanmar, systematically and institutionally, on the basis of …
Press release by Shan community groups Shan community groups launched today a new video, The Four Cuts, documenting atrocities committed by the Burma Army during past “clearance operations” in Shan State. On December 11, 2019, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi defended Burma’s military against charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice, saying …
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK Myanmar’s deeply flawed investigation into human rights abuses in Rakhine State is another attempt to whitewash the Tatmadaw’ s brutal violence against the Rohingya, the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) said. The Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE) today announced that its investigation into the Tatmadaw’ s “clearance operation” …
Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new Briefing Paper, ‘The Boycott List’, listing products and brands produced by Burmese military-owned companies. 149 products and brands are listed, covering a wide range of sectors from construction, media, entertainment, agricultural products and trade. The purpose of the briefing paper is to provide information for individuals, embassies, donors, …
Burma Campaign UK is calling on the British government to join the 59 countries already supporting the case of genocide against Burma at the International Court of Justice. To date, the 57 members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Canada and The Netherlands support the case. Last week saw astonishing scenes at the International Court …
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK The International Court of Justice (ICJ) must act on the powerful arguments by The Gambia’s legal team and immediately impose strong provisional measures to end Myanmar’s genocide against the Rohingya, the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) said. Today, hearings concluded in the Hague over the genocide case brought …
As the Burmese military face charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice, Burma Campaign UK today called on companies in business with the Burmese military to immediately end their business relationships. “If your business partner is on trial for genocide at one of the highest courts in the world, you might want to …
Media Statement by The Karen Grassroots Women’s Network The Karen Grassroots Women’s Network (KGWN) welcomes the two new legal cases against Burma’s State-actors and military for crimes against the Rohingya in conflict-torn Rakhine State and the investigation authorized by the International Criminal Court. All three legal actions help move us to justice in Burma. The …
Burma Campaign UK welcomes the filing in an Argentinian court today of a case of genocide against the military and government in Burma, under the principle of universal jurisdiction. The case has been brought by the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK, supported by Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo (Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo) and the …
Media Release from the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK ● Argentinean courts petitioned to open criminal investigation into Myanmar’s brutal crimes against the Rohingya ● Legal case says Aung San Suu Kyi must be investigated for complicity in the ongoing genocide ● Universal jurisdiction means horrendous crimes in Myanmar can be investigated anywhere in the world …
Foreign companies “knowingly funding criminal activities of the Tatmadaw” may be liable as accessories for facilitating their crimes, and should be investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC), says a new legal submission to the ICC on behalf of victims of the Tula Toli massacre. Tula Toli was a Rohingya village in which hundreds of …
Media Release from The Karen Peace Support Network The Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN), welcomes the report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar, on the Myanmar military’s economic interests, published on 5th August 2019. The Fact Finding Mission was established to look into who is responsible for violations of international law …
As the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar today publishes a new report on Burmese military economic interests, Burma Campaign UK called on the British government to support their recommendation of sanctions on Burmese military companies. To date, the British government has not supported either the findings or the recommendations of the UN Fact-Finding Mission, …
Burma’s military and police have failed to properly investigate and seek to prosecute two Burmese Army soldiers who raped an ethnic Ta’ang woman on 10th May 2019. According to local sources, two Burmese Army soldiers wearing plain clothes entered in Namhsan, northern Shan State at 1.30pm. The soldiers are believed to be from Infantry Division …
Burma Campaign UK today called on Facebook to remove more than 25 Burmese military linked Facebook Pages on its site. The Pages are either run by the military, or by military-owned or controlled companies, or exactly reproduce military propaganda but may not be directly run by the military. The Myanmar Air Force Facebook Page even …
Burma government must repeal repressive laws used to attack media freedom Burma Campaign UK today called for charges against Aung Marm Oo, editor of the Development Media Group, to be dropped, and called on the government of Burma to repeal repressive laws used to arrest and jail journalists. Aung Marm Oo, also known as U …
Statement by members of the European Burma Network As the European Union approaches the renewal of the Common Position on Burma in April, and as discussions continue within the European Union regarding its response to the Rohingya crisis, members of the European Burma Network are calling on the European Union to fundamentally review its approach …
JOINT STATEMENT FRANCE: ENSURE UN SECURITY COUNCIL REFERS THE SITUATION IN BURMA/MYANMAR TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 84 Rohingya, Kachin and Karen Groups worldwide call on the French government to ensure UN Security Council refer the situation in Burma/Myanmar to the ICC for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. March 5, 2019 We, the …
Burma Campaign UK today described the UN Special Envoy’s support for the National Verification Card (NVC) process being imposed on Rohingya in Burma as “appalling” and urged her to reconsider her position on the process. In a statement on January 29th following her recent visit to Burma, the UN Special Envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener, issued …
Burma Campaign UK today condemned the sentencing of three Kachin activists to six months in prison and a 500,000 Kyat fine (£250) each, and called for their immediate release. Nang Pu, Lum Zawng and Zau Jat were jailed for organising peaceful protests in Myitkyina, Kachin State, during the spring of 2018 in support of villagers …