Burma Campaign UK
“For the first time, it looks possible the military junta can be defeated by people power,” says Zoya Phan, Burma Campaign UK’s Programme Director, in an interview with Civicus, the global alliance of civil society organisations and activists. “International donors and UN agencies are far too slow to wake up to the reality that the …
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 …
John Lewis Partnership, a highly regarded department store chain selling a wide range of products, has informed Burma Campaign UK that it will stop sourcing gems from Burma. Burma Campaign UK had written to John Lewis and around 40 other retailers asking them to ensure that if they sell gems from Burma, they make sure …
Former British Ambassador to Myanmar Vicky Bowman and her Burmese artist husband have been arrested for violations of the country’s immigration act, according to a statement from Myanmar’s Ministry of Information. Burma Campaign UK’s Executive Director, Anna Roberts, was interviewed by Sky News about the arrest. It comes as the UK Government announced new sanctions …
Statement signed by 694 civil society organisations to oppose Telenor’s irresponsible management of user data and its plan to sell Telenor Myanmar to a military-linked company Since Telenor Myanmar’s misuse of user data and decision to sell its business to a military–linked company is not only pushing its users into the hands of the military …
Open Letter from Civil Society Organizations calling on the Council’s immediate action to ensure the protection of demonstrators Dear Excellencies, We are writing to express our deep concern over the safety of the peaceful demonstrators in Myanmar and urge you to take immediate action to ensure their protection and their fundamental right to freedom of …
Download and print this ‘Wanted’ poster of Min Aung Hlaing.
Media release by Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) is concerned that the lack of international condemnation of the disenfranchisement of the Rohingya in Sunday’s election will encourage further human rights violations against the Rohingya people. Not only has the international community been largely silent about the fact that Rohingya have been …
Maersk, the biggest shipping company in the world, has informed Burma Campaign UK that it will stop using military-owned ports in Burma before the end of the month. In May this year Maersk was placed on the ‘Dirty List’ of companies doing business with the military in Burma, as they were using military-owned ports in …
In a joint letter to the Government of Malaysia, 84 organisations have called on Malaysia to end discriminatory rhetoric against Rohingya refugees. There has been a campaign of hate speech and violent threats against Rohingya refugees on social media platforms, causing widespread fear of physical violence and discrimination among Rohingya refugees. Read the letter here.
Qatar’s Peninsula newspaper reports on the ruling by the International Court of Justice ordering Burma to take all possible measures to prevent genocide against the Rohingya – and the loss by Aung San Suu Kyi of “the remaining shreds of her hard-won international reputation”. At home, by contrast, the Peninsula quotes Burma Campaign UK: “Undoubtedly, …
Here is Aung San Suu Kyi”s statement to the International Court of Justice defending Burma against charges of genocide. The statement can be downloaded here.
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 …
Burma Campaign UK today publishes an updated version of its ‘Dirty List’, adding 38 companies to the list of companies linked to Burma’s military, or to projects linked to human rights violations and environmental destruction in Burma. The ‘Dirty List’ is available here. Companies added include: American technology giant Google, which hosts apps for the …
Burma Campaign UK today called on the NLD-led government to halt the prosecutions of the members of the Peacock Generation Thangyat group and to repeal repressive laws which are being used to keep human rights activists in jail. In April, Khaing Tun, Zayar Lwin, Paing Ye Thu, Di Yay, Su Yadanar Myint, Nyein Chan Soe …
A announcement by the European Union that it is considering suspending trade privileges for Burma has alarmed garment firms, which say hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk. Frontier Myanmar reports that the move has also puzzled human rights activists and campaign groups, few of whom have lobbied for broad economic sanctions. Burma Campaign UK …
Burma’s powerful army should be removed from politics, UN investigators said in the final version of a damning report reiterating calls for top generals to be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Their presence in parliament gives them an effective veto on constitutional changes, making any transition to full civilian control extremely difficult. Three key …
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. …
In the face of atrocity crimes, ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and continuing attacks against other ethnic groups, the UK can no longer continue with ‘business as usual’ in its interactions with Burma. In a Report published today, MPs on the International Development Committee say that the actions and language of the UK towards Burma need …
The Foreign Office has confirmed that Prince Charles will not visit Burma on his tour of southeast Asia and India later this month, reports the Democratic Voice of Burma. “To have someone of Prince Charles’s stature go to visit the country would be seen as a reward, and giving legitimacy to the government and the …