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ASEAN: Decision on humanitarian assistance on Myanmar must include all related parties to avoid aid weaponization by the junta

Joint Statement ASEAN: Decision on humanitarian assistance on Myanmar must include all related parties to avoid aid weaponization by the junta We, the 765 undersigned Myanmar, regional and international organizations, are gravely concerned by the outcome of the Consultative Meeting on ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance to Myanmar that puts the military junta in control of humanitarian …

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Russia: Stop Arming Burmese Military and Interfering in Internal Affairs

Russian companies supplying arms to the Burmese military should face sanctions. Russia is probably the biggest supplier of arms to the Burmese military. Russia has also hosted several military delegations since the attempted coup last year, organised trade and economic delegations, and has fiercely defended the military at the United Nations Security Council. “At the …

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Bangladesh: Restore and strengthen capacity of community-led schools in Rohingya camps

Joint Statement Bangladesh: Restore and strengthen capacity of community-led schools in Rohingya camps Bangladesh’s government must urgently take steps to support the community-led learning facilities in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and strengthen their resources in line with the country’s international commitment to protect children’s right to education, 25 undersigned organizations said in …

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Boris Johnson: Tell Modi to Stop Indian Arms Sales to Burmese Military

India must also stop Rohingya refugee deportations As Boris Johnson arrives in India for a trade promotion visit, Burma Campaign UK called on the Prime Minister to call on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop arms sales to the Burmese military, and to end deportations of Rohingya refugees. India has been a longstanding supplier …

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Senators Young and McConnell: Stop Protecting the Burmese Military

On 6th April the U.S. House of Representatives finally passed the BURMA Act (H.R.5497), which calls for action on justice and accountability, increased aid to IDPs, activists and others, and more sanctions to target revenue to the military. The BURMA Act received bipartisan support. The passing of the BURMA Act came after significant lobbying by …

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Southeast Burma Field Report: Intensification of armed conflict – Karen Human Rights Group

Southeast Burma Field Report: Intensification of armed conflict, air and ground attacks, and widespread human rights violations, July to December 2021 Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) is pleased to announce the release of its latest field report, Southeast Burma Field Report: Intensification of armed conflict, air and ground attacks, and widespread human rights violations, July …

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Civil Society Organizations welcome US determination of genocide against Rohingya

Myanmar military leadership must be prosecuted Though it comes far too late, the decision of the US government to finally formally determine that the violence perpetrated by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya in 2017 in Rakhine State amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity is welcomed by 357 Myanmar CSOs and regional and international …

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3 Airstrikes in Karen State on Armed Forces Day – International Karen Organisation

Statement by The International Karen Organisation The International Karen Organisation condemns the Burmese military’s airstrikes and heavy artillery strikes in Kawthoolei (Karen State) on Myanmar Armed Forces Day (also known as Burma Revolution Day) on 27th March. The airstrikes took place once in Mutraw and twice in Dooplaya Districts. On Sunday 27 March 2022, at …

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Burma Campaign UK Welcomes New UK Sanctions Targeting Burmese Military Air Force

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a new round of sanctions against the Burmese military, this time targeting the air force and its suppliers. The statement by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is available here. Airstrikes by the Burmese military take place almost every day, and have caused a human rights and humanitarian crisis. The …

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28 Companies Added to Burma ‘Dirty List’

Burma Campaign UK has today added 28 more companies to the ‘Dirty List’ of companies which are linked to the Burmese military, human rights violations, or environmental destruction in Burma. The additions mean there are now 116 companies on the list. The list is available here: https://burmacampaign.org.uk/take-action/dirty-list/ “Even genocide and a military coup has not …

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55 British MPs call for aviation fuel sanctions against Burmese military

55 British Parliamentarians from 9 different political parties and Independent MPs have joined the call for aviation fuel sanctions against the Burmese military. The Parliamentarians are backing Early Day Motion 908, which calls on the British government to introduce sanctions to stop aviation fuel reaching the Burmese military. Since the military coup last year, the …

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Serbian Arms Exports to Burma Exposed by UN and Myanmar Witness

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Myanmar and the investigative organisation Myanmar Witness have both published evidence this week exposing arms sales to the Burmese military since the military coup last year. This follows a Briefing paper from Burma Campaign UK last month detailing the decades long relationship between the Burmese military and Serbia. “By supplying …

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Burma Campaign UK Welcomes New EU Sanctions – MOGE included

New sanctions significant – Aviation fuel must be next. Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a new round of EU sanctions against the Burmese military and its allies, agreed by EU Foreign Ministers today. The decision today by the EU Foreign Affairs Council has been published in the official journal of the EU here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022D0243&from=EN The …

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Burmese Military Products Boycott List Updated with 33 New Entries

Burma Campaign UK today publishes an updated version of the Boycott List of Burmese military products and brands. The list is available here. This Boycott List was first published in January 2020 to provide people in Burma with information they could use to avoid purchasing good and services from military companies. It was also intended …

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Open letter to Future Fund on its investment in arms companies in business with Burmese military

Hon Peter Costello AC, Chairman Dr Raphael Arndt, CEO Future Fund Management Agency Locked Bag 20010 Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia CC: Minister for Finance; Minister for Foreign Affairs; Dear Mr Costello, We write to you with deep concern on the disturbing events in Myanmar and the reports of investment by the Future Fund into weapons …

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694 civil society organisations oppose Telenor’s irresponsible management of user data and its plan to sell Telenor Myanmar to a military-linked company

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 …

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UK Government Warns Companies Against Supplying Aviation Fuel to Burmese Military

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new British government advice on business risk in Burma which warns British companies not to be involved in the supply of aviation fuel to the Burmese military. New business risk guidance issued by the Department for International Trade and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office published yesterday, 9th February, states: …

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