Burma Campaign UK
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 …
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 …
Press Release from Freedom of Expression Activist Organization and Progressive Voice Second anniversary of the defamation charges brought against Ko Swe Win [Yangon, 7 March 2019] Myanmar authorities must drop the case against Ko Swe Win and take concrete steps to repeal Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, 77 organisations said in a joint statement today. Two …
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 called on Western Union to stop doing business with the military in Burma. Western Union is one of the world’s biggest money transfer companies. They have more than half a million agents around the world where money can be transferred. In Burma, they have chosen a bank controlled by the Burmese …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news from Visa that it has ended its promotion of the military-owned Okkala Golf Resort in Burma. Visa in Singapore had hired golf promotions company ‘Green Golf’ for a tailored golf promotion scheme for visa card holders. Visa had chosen to partner with the military-owned Okkala Golf Resort, promoting the …
Burma Campaign UK today called on the European Union to stop training Burma’s military-controlled police force. On Tuesday 12th February the military-controlled Burmese police force opened fire on protesters with rubber bullets and tear gas, injuring more than 20 people. In the previous few days, they had also arrested and charged more than 50 peaceful …
89 organizations worldwide ask Thai Prime Minister to address judicial harassment Thai authorities and controversial poultry firm Thammakaset Company Limited should drop spurious complaints against workers and human rights defenders who raised alarm about labor rights abuses, said Fortify Rights and 88 organizations worldwide today in a letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. The groups, including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty …
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 …
Press release by Action for Shan State Rivers Local Shans welcome Engie’s withdrawal from Upper Yeywa dam, urge other companies to follow suit 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 …
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 …
The French multinational energy company Engie has pulled out of the controversial Upper Yeywa dam project in Shan State, reports Malaysia’s news website the Star Online. Engie had been included on Burma Campaign UK’s “Dirty List” of 49 companies linked to human rights violations and environmental destruction in Myanmar. Burma Campaign UK has now removed Engie from …
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 …
French multinational energy company Engie has informed Burma Campaign UK that it is pulling out of the Upper Yeywa dam project in Shan State Burma, after being placed on a ‘Dirty List’ by Burma Campaign UK in December 2018. Engie is a French multinational energy and services company. In the UK it is an energy …
Burma Campaign UK has submitted evidence to Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the future of UK sanctions, which is looking at options for the UK’s approach to sanctions policy after leaving the EU. In its evidence BCUK argued for the UK government to impose targeted sanctions on the Burmese military and to keep them in place …
Japanese brewer Kirin has tightened its donations policy and will facilitate a human rights impact assessment on its operations after an Amnesty International report revealed it donated money to the Burmese military or Tatmadaw. As a result of the donations, Kirin has been listed in Burma Campaign UK’s “Dirty List”. ‘‘This isn’t a question of Kirin …
The Tatmadaw has acquired civilian aircraft made by European companies despite a tightening of the arms embargo in response to alleged atrocities in Rakhine State, reports Frontier Myanmar. The aircraft were produced by France’s Airbus and Italy’s Leonardo. Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, said that European countries had previously adopted different stances on …
Burma Campaign UK published its ‘Dirty List’ in early December 2018, slamming 49 international companies accused of “operating in Myanmar in such a way that contributes to human rights violations and environmental destruction.” Mark Farmaner, the Director of Burma Campaign UK, argues “companies which supply equipment to the military or do business with the military, …
Burma Campaign UK named Facebook as one of 49 companies on a ‘dirty list’, for allowing the incitement of hatred and violence of minorities, in particular the Rohingya Muslim minority and Muslims in general, reports the American business magazine Forbes. “Although it has belatedly closed down accounts run by the Burmese military, it continues to …
PRESS RELEASE FROM BURMESE ROHINGYA ORGANISATION UK (BROUK) ROHINGYA DENIED ACCESS TO EDUCATION IN MYANMAR AND BANGLADESH A whole generation of Rohingya children are being denied the opportunity to shape their own future as they face extremely limited access to education in both Myanmar and in refugee camps in Bangladesh, the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) said …
Burma Campaign UK has published a ‘dirty list’ of companies continuing to do business with the military in Burma, reports the Organization for World Peace. Facebook, Toshiba, and VISA are amongst the 49 international companies that are ‘named and shamed’ for links to the Burmese military’s human rights abuses of Burma’s Rohingya Muslim population. Burma …
Chinese companies make up the bulk of a “dirty list” of corporations accused of involvement in human rights and environmental violations in Burma, or of doing business with the country’s military, reports the South China Morning Post. 16 Chinese companies supply the military with equipment and energy, and Chinese companies are involved in at least six controversial dam projects in conflict …