Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK has “named and shamed” 49 international companies it accuses of having links to the Burmese military, reports the UAE-based National. “Companies which supply equipment to the military, or do business with the military, are complicit in the human rights violations committed by them,” said Mark Farmaner, Director of BCUK. “We are not saying …
Burma Campaign UK today publishes its new ‘Dirty List’ of international companies linked to the military in Burma, or companies whose operations are linked to human rights violations or environmental destruction. Companies named and shamed on the list include Western Union, Tata, Toshiba and Facebook. The Belgian technology company Newtec, which is providing services to …
The Burma Campaign UK, published its “Dirty List of international companies linked to the military in Burma, or companies whose operations are linked to human rights violations or environmental destruction”, reports the journalist Rashmee Roshan Lall. The 49-strong list included America’s Western Union and Facebook, India’s Tata, and Japan’s Toshiba. Burma Campaign UK said its aim …
Charities and campaign groups including the Jo Cox Foundation, the United Nations Association UK, and Burma Campaign UK have called for a UK strategy on atrocity prevention in a joint letter to the Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt MP, copied to the UK Focal Point for the Responsibility to Protect, James Kariuki. Joint Letter to Foreign …
Statement by Karen Peace Support Network KPSN condemns jailing of Kachin activists The Karen Peace Support Network condemns the conviction and jailing of Kachin peace activists, Nang Pu, Lum Zawng and Zau Jat. The jailing of these activists is designed to silence criticism of the military and their actions. It will not succeed. Ethnic people …
Media release from World Kachin Congress World Kachin Congress deplores unjust sentencing of Kachin civil society leaders, calls for sanctions against the real criminals – the Burma Army The World Kachin Congress strongly condemns the heinous sentencing of three Kachin civil society leaders to six months in prison and a fine of 500,000 kyat each …
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 …
53 civil society organisations from around the world, including Burma Campaign UK and most of the large international human rights and press freedom organisations, have signed a joint letter to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi calling for the release of the two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. CSO letter for Wa Lone …
By Mark Farmaner The EU is considering sanctioning garment workers but has rejected sanctions against Min Aung Hlaing When the United Nations Fact Finding Mission published its report into human rights violations in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan States, it was quite clear who bore primary responsibility for violations of international law, including genocide – the …
Media Release by local people and MPs in Hsipaw township About 1,000 local residents and MPs are gathering in Hsipaw today to oppose the damming of the Namtu/Myitnge river, and demand an immediate cancellation of the Upper Yeywa dam, whose ongoing construction budget was recently approved by the Naypyidaw parliament. Some MPs are attending today’s …
Statement from members and observers of the European Burma Network EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström must drop proposal to remove Burma trade privileges EU should sanction the military rather than remove EBA trade privileges Members of the European Burma Network are concerned by reports that the European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström is considering withdrawing …
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 …
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt visited Burma last week, and his approach was very different from his predecessor, Boris Johnson. Before his visit Jeremy Hunt met with members of the Rohingya community the UK, something Boris Johnson never bothered to do, despite questions in Parliament from MPs wanting him to do so. On arrival one of …
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 …
Media Release From The Office of Rushanara Ali MP MPs call for Myanmar Military referral to International Criminal Court Following the UN fact finding mission, over 160 Parliamentarians call for justice over the Rohingya crisis. Over 160 Parliamentarians across parties have signed a letter urging PM Theresa May and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt MP to …
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation From July 23 to August 9, 2018, Burma Army troops from five battalions – LIB 115, 501, 504, 505, 506 — carried out a “clearance operation” in villages north of the Upper Yeywa dam site in Kyaukme, northern Shan State. They forced 21 villagers to be porters and …
Burma Campaign UK today condemned the sentencing of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and urged Aung San Suu Kyi to release them today, and to repeal all repressive laws, which are being used to keep journalists, human rights activists and others in jail for political reasons. “The NLD-led government has the power to immediately …
Following the release of an interim report by the United Nations Fact Finding Mission calling for Min Aung Hlaing and other senior generals to be investigated and prosecuted for the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, Burma Campaign UK today repeated its call for the British government to support referring Burma to …
When Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, launched his pre-planned military offensive against Rohingya civilians last August, the majority of those he targeted were children. A new UNICEF report, Futures in the Balance, https://www.unicef.org/publications/files/UNICEF_Child_Alert_Rohingya_Aug_2018.pdf details the devastating impact on children who fled to Bangladesh. It calls for long term planning to support refugees, …
Burma Campaign UK today called on British Prime Minister Theresa May to support the referral of Burma to the International Criminal Court. To date, the British Foreign Office, which claims to be leading the international response to the crisis, has refused to support a referral. It is now almost a year since the Burmese military …
Saturday 25th August marks the first anniversary of the beginning of a pre-planned military offensive against the Rohingya population in Burma, using the pretext of attacks by a small armed Rohingya organisation, ARSA. The military offensive drove around 700,000 Rohingya into neighbouring Bangladesh. It is believed that thousands of Rohingya were killed and there was …
Press Release from ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights JAKARTA More than 130 lawmakers from across Southeast Asia today demanded the international community bring officials in Myanmar to justice for atrocity crimes committed against the Rohingya population of Rakhine State. In the joint statement released today, 132 sitting MPs from five countries*, including 22 members of ASEAN Parliamentarians …
By Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK When Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, launched his military offensive against Rohingya civilians in August 2017, there was international outrage. One year on, the European Union (EU) has yet to implement a single practical sanction or other action to hold Min Aung Hlaing to account …