Burma Campaign UK
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 …
Following the US determination that genocide has been committed against the Rohingya, Burma Campaign UK today renewed calls to American companies to cut all ties to the Burmese military. The determination of genocide is an important acknowledgment of the crimes being committed against the Rohingya, and must act as a catalyst for action to cut …
Following the decision by Apple to remove RT and Sputnik apps from all countries except Russia, Burma Campaign UK today repeated its call to Apple to remove apps by the Burmese military-owned company Mytel. Mytel is a mobile phone network which is a joint venture between the Burmese military and Vietnamese military. It is highly …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Burma Campaign UK is calling on Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, to stop arming the Burmese military. Pakistan has a long-term defence co-operation agreement with the Burmese military and has been supplying them with arms and equipment, most notably the JF-17 fighter jet aircraft. Now there are new media reports that Pakistan is about …
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 …
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: …
Evergreen Marine, a Taiwanese company which is the world’s fourth largest cargo shipping company, has informed Burma Campaign UK that it will no longer use the Burmese military-owned Hteedan Port Terminal in Yangon. In May 2020, Evergreen was placed on the ‘Dirty List’ of companies linked to the Burmese military or human rights violations in …
Burma Campaign UK today launches a new campaign to persuade the UK and other countries to impose sanctions to try to stop aviation fuel reaching the Burmese military. This past weekend, airstrikes in Karen and Kachin State killed three people and injured several more. The huge increase in the use of air power by the …
Statement by International Karen Organisation The International Karen Organisation condemns the killing of a baby and a woman by the Burmese military on 29th January 2022. We call on the international community to sanction the members of the military who commanded attacks on civilians on 29th and 30th January 2022. On 29 January 2022 at …
Raise alarm at her misinterpretation that the “military are in control” 247 civil society organizations reject UN Special Envoy, Dr Noeleen Heyzer’s proposal that those defying the military must negotiate a power sharing as a solution to the current political, human rights and humanitarian crisis created by the terrorist military junta. In an interview with …
Statement by European Karen Network The European Karen Network, representing thousands of Karen people in Europe forced to flee their homeland because of repression and attacks by the Burmese military, rejects any talk of power sharing with the Burmese military. We are alarmed that in an interview with Channel News Asia, the UN Special Envoy …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new sanctions announced by the British government, which target three more members of the military. Canada and the USA are also applying these new sanctions. The announcement is available here. The new sanctions have been announced on the eve of the first anniversary of the attempted coup. In the past …
We, the undersigned 286 organizations stress the need, at an absolute minimum, to convene an open meeting of the UN Security Council to address the deteriorating humanitarian situation and urgent civilian protection concerns in Myanmar as a matter of extreme urgency. As we approach one year since the attempted coup on 1 February, all UN …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the decision by Total Energies to withdraw from Burma. Total Energies announced the decision today, just a day after it came out in support of gas revenue sanctions in a letter to Human Rights Watch. The Yadana gas field which it operates could have provided half a billion dollars of …
Joint Statement from Rohingya worldwide organisations We, the undersigned Rohingya worldwide organisations, urge President Biden of the United States of America and President Macron of France to urgently introduce sanctions on gas revenue in Burma. Gas extraction projects which involve American Chevron and French Total provide hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to the …
Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new briefing paper, ‘Is Serbia Still Arming the Burmese Military?’, detailing the decades-long relationship between Serbia and the Burmese military. This includes arms sales and discussions on increasing defence co-operation taking place as recently as 2019. The briefing paper is available here. Serbia has not publicly stated that it …
Open Letter from Ethnic Karen to President Biden and President Macron to Sanction Gas Revenue, 67 Organizations from 17 Countries Re: Ethnic Karen Communities Worldwide Calling to Sanction Gas Revenue to the Burmese military. Dear President Biden and President Macron, We are writing to you on behalf of ethnic Karen communities worldwide to call on …
Media Release From Rushanara Ali MP Rushanara Ali MP, Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy in Burma, and Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Right of the Rohingya, today welcomed confirmation from the Turkish Ambassador to the UK that Turkey does not sell arms to Myanmar. His Excellency Ümit Yalçın, Turkish …