Burma Campaign UK
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democratically elected National League for Democracy, has today reached a total of 19 years in detention since 1989. She is currently under her fourth period of detention by the Burmese military, having most recently been arrested on 1st February 2021. Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a decision by the USA to sanction Mytel, a mobile telecoms company which is a joint venture between the Burmese military and Vietnamese telecoms company Viettel. The USA sanctioned Mytel without the usual public announcement and notifications on 6th January 2025. Details of the designation are available here. Viettel is …
Burma Campaign UK is urging UN Secretary General António Guterres to travel to Bangladesh to negotiate the opening of aid and trade routes into Rakhine State, Burma. In November the United Nations Development Programme warned of impending famine in Rakhine State. The aid and trade embargo imposed by the Burmese military on areas of Rakhine …
Open letter to the CEO of Airbus SE from over 300 international and local revolutionary groups and civil society organizations to end all investments in war crimes committed by the criminal Myanmar military junta To Guillaume Faury CEO of Airbus SE 10 December 2024 Subject: Airbus’ business relationship with Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a statement by International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC that his office has applied for an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing, Head of the Burmese military. The Prosecutor stated that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Min Aung Hlaing “bears criminal responsibility for the crimes against …
We, the undersigned Rohingya organisations, have been working to establish the facts of the ‘Naf River Massacre’ that occurred in Maungdaw, Rakhine state, on 5th August 2024. Based on interviews and documentation of first-hand accounts by survivors and eyewitnesses, so far we have established the following. On 5th August 2024, an estimated number of at …
Everyone at Burma Campaign UK is very sad to learn that Padoh Naw Zipporah Sein has passed away. Burma Campaign UK has worked with Zipporah for decades in her various roles, including General Secretary of the Karen Women’s Organisation, Presidium Board Member of the Women’s League of Burma, General Secretary of the Karen National Union …
Joint Statement by 240 Myanmar and International Organizations call for coordinated sanctions on the Myanma Economic Bank and Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise Since it launched a coup attempt on 1 February 2021, the Myanmar military junta has killed over 5,000 civilians and over 3 million people have been displaced by conflict and junta human …
BURMA: Joint Letter from 228 Organizations to President Biden Calling for Sanctions on Companies Supplying the Burmese Military with Aviation Fuel Washington, DC – June 27, 2024 President Joseph R. BidenThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 200500 Dear President Biden, We, the undersigned 228 organizations, including the ethnic and religious minorities of Burma, are …
End the Myanmar military junta’s atrocities causing mass displacement Ensure protection and locally led cross-border aid for displaced communities On the occasion of World Refugee Day, we, the undersigned 128 organizations, call on the United Nations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Myanmar’s neighboring countries, and the wider international community to act now to …
“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 …
Google makes multiple claims about supporting human rights, but in practice Google prefers the profits that come from hosting apps that help fund the Burmese military. Google hosts several apps by the Burmese military joint venture company MyTel. Google also hosts the military controlled social media app OKPar, which has been exposed as having privacy …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new British government sanctions on two state-owned military controlled entities, Mining Enterprise 1 and Mining Enterprise 2. The military receives revenue from gems, metals, minerals, and rare earths through these two enterprises. Burma Campaign UK has been calling on the British government to sanction these entities since 2021. The British …
On the third anniversary of the latest military coup by the Burmese military, Burma Campaign UK repeats its call for urgent action to sanction sources of aviation fuel reaching Burma. The mass use of indiscriminate airstrikes by the Burmese military has contributed to more than two and a half million people being forced to flee …
As the third anniversary approaches of the Burmese military launching its attempted coup, Burma Campaign UK called on British Foreign Secretary David Cameron to do more to cut off sources of revenue to the Burmese military. The British government is falling far behind allies such as Canada, USA and EU in sanctioning some of the …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new UK sanctions targeting three individuals involved in the Shwe Kokko project in Karen State, Burma. Zhijiang She, Oo Saw Min Min and Saw Chit Thu have been sanctioned for human trafficking, forced labour and human rights violations. Burma Campaign UK has been documenting human rights violations by soldiers under …
Everyone at Burma Campaign UK is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Glenys Kinnock. For decades, Glenys was a relentless advocate for human rights in Burma. Whatever platform she had, as a campaigner, an MEP, a British government minister, a shadow minister and as a member of the House of Lords, she used …
ASEAN: Halt Plans for “Inclusive Dialogue” and Act to Hold the Military Junta to Account 1 December 2023 We, the undersigned organisations, call on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to refrain from merely advocating for inclusive national dialogue in Myanmar that undermine efforts and the will of Myanmar people. ASEAN must take concrete …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that the British government has filed its intervention in the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice. The UK government filed a joint declaration of intervention in the case with Canada, Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands. The British government finally announced its intention to intervene in …
Burma Campaign UK is today asking our supporters to write to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of the Autumn Statement on 22 November, to urge him to reinstate UK aid spend to previous levels. The aid budget was cut from 0.7% to 0.5% of national income in 2020 under then Chancellor Rishi Sunak. We are asking …
Open Letter: Finland and Switzerland must stop lending legitimacy to Myanmar military junta and its sham peace efforts To Minister Elina ValtonenMinistry for Foreign AffairsGovernment of Finland Councillor Ignazio CassisFederal Department of Foreign AffairsGovernment of Switzerland 10 November, 2023 Subject: Finland and Switzerland must stop lending legitimacy to Myanmar military junta and its sham peace …
Burma Campaign UK has written to Foreign Secretary James Cleverly calling on him to step up implementation of British foreign policy on Burma. “The British government has good policies towards Burma on cutting revenue, arms and equipment to the Burmese military, but the problem is, they are not implementing them fast enough,” said Anna Roberts, …
Burma Campaign UK has updated its Boycott List of products and services produced by companies owned by the Burmese military. The updated Boycott List is available here. The Boycott List enables people in Burma, and UN and aid agencies, embassies and corporations, to avoid buying goods and services from companies which help fund the Burmese …
Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ right charity Stonewall has been joined by 245 other organisations across the human rights, refugee, LGBTQ+ and women’s sectors in a powerful display of solidarity, following comments by the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, last week. The coalition, including organisations such as Amnesty, Oxfam, End Violence Against Women Coalition, Refugee Council and Women For Refugee Women, has written to UK Prime Minister, …