Burma Campaign UK
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 …
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 …
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, …
We, the undersigned Shan communities, strongly support the international legal cases being brought against Burma’s military leaders, who have authorized atrocities against the country’s ethnic peoples for decades with impunity. Cases proceeding under international justice mechanisms include the genocide case against Burma at the International Court of Justice (ICJ); the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s investigation …
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 …
Statement from the Karen Peace Support Network We the undersigned, reject the World Bank’s planned $250 million “Peaceful and Prosperous Communities Project” (PPCP) for the alleged development of conflict-affected areas of Eastern Burma. The Peaceful and Prosperous Communities Project (PPCP)’s stated objective is “to address the significant and historical underinvestment in public infrastructure, services, and …
Burma Campaign UK today called on donors to reverse cuts in landmine clearance and education in Burma, and instead organise a donor summit in coordination with the government of Burma to massively scale up landmine clearance in the country. More pressure needs to be placed on the government of Burma to sign the Mine Ban …
Statement by Karen Peace Support Network The Karen Peace Support Network calls upon the government of Myanmar to immediately drop charges against Naw Ohn Hla and two other organisers of a Karen Martyrs Day event in Yangon. The charges against organisers of the event, under the Peaceful Assembly Act, highlight the ongoing lack of freedom …
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 …
New report by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) and Shan State Refugee Committee – Thai Border (SSRC-TB) A new report by SHRF and SSRC-TB exposes how security threats from the Burma Army and United Wa State Army (UWSA) are heightening the vulnerability of over 6,000 displaced villagers in camps along the Shan State-Thai border, …
The annual British aid budget for Burma is almost £90 million a year, but not enough of it is reaching people from ethnic minorities who have fled attacks by the Burmese military. In eastern Burma, around a quarter of a million people from ethnic groups now live in temporary camps in the country, or refugee …
Burma Campaign UK today joined the Karen Peace Support Network and the International Development Committee of the British Parliament in calling on the British government to review support for Burma’s peace process. It is now almost eight years since the peace process began, yet in that time conflict and human rights violations which break international …
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 …
The Karen grassroots delegation had a productive meeting today with Mr. Speaker John Bercow of the UK House of Commons, who visited the Karen refugee camp on the Thai border in 2004 and is a strong supporter of Burma. Speaker John Bercow is shown with Zoya Phan, Burma Campaign UK’s Campaigns Manager, Naw Wah Ku …
Local residents along the Namtu (or Myitnge) River in northern Shan State are urging all foreign companies involved in dam projects on the river to follow the decision of Engie, the French company that pulled out of the Upper Yeywa Dam project. Engie was removed from Burma Campaign UK’s “Dirty List” of companies linked to human …
Local communities in northern Shan State are greatly encouraged that French company Engie has pulled out of the Upper Yeywa dam project, and are urging all other foreign companies involved in dams on the Namtu/Myitnge river to follow suit. Engie was removed from Burma Campaign UK’s “Dirty List” of companies linked to human rights violations in …
Two representatives from Karen grassroots communities are in the UK for a lobbying trip, calling for the British government to prioritise human rights, increase aid for refugees and internally displaced people, press for the end of the Burmese military offensive and support a peace process that guarantees rights and equality for the Karen and all …
Press Release from Shan communities and MPs Shan communities and MPs call for cancellation of dams in conflict-torn northern and southern Shan State Shan communities and local Members of Parliaments are holding a press conference today in Yangon, to call for an immediate cancellation of the Upper Yeywa dam in northern Shan State and the …
Karen communities worldwide join the call from Kachin and other ethnic people of Burma for the United Nations Security Council to refer Burma to the International Criminal Court. As long as members of the United Nations Security Council continue to protect the Burmese military from facing justice, human rights violations against our people will continue. …
Statement by Ei Tu Hta IDP Supporting Committee Statement in Burmese here. The decades-long offensives waged against ethnic nationalities by the Burmese military has created a humanitarian crisis in Burma. The overwhelming number of internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees from Karen, Kachin, Shan and Rakhine States are the direct consequence of the ongoing conflict, …
Media Release by Karen Peace Support Network A new report and documentary film by the Karen Peace Support Network have been produced to highlight the ongoing plight of the Karen people who must continue to flee the Burma Army’s military operations despite the existence of ceasefire agreements, including the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA). The Burma …
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation The rape and brutal slashing of a 73-year-old woman by a Burma Army soldier near Mong Phyak town, eastern Shan State, on April 2, 2018, highlights the vulnerability of women amid the heavy Burma Army presence in this area. The town of Mong Phyak, half way between Tachilek …
Statement Mutraw Emergency Assistance Team In Mutraw (Hpapun) District, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)’s 5th Brigade, Ler Mu Plaw area, the Burmese Army has been launching its military offensive since early March 2018. This has caused an outbreak of fighting between the KNLA and the Burmese Army as the Burmese Army breached the ceasefire …
Briefing from The Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) Summary This briefing paper analyzes how Burma Army exploitation of natural resources in Karenni State is undermining efforts by the Karenni National Progress Party to seek peace, as happened over twenty years ago. In 1995, the Karenni National Progress Party (KNPP) signed a ceasefire agreement with the …