Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK has accused the British government of making a “significant shift in approach”, reports Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle. The British Foreign Office hosted Win Zeyar Tun, the charge d’affaires of Myanmar’s military-controlled embassy in London, at an ASEAN diplomatic gathering. With the US reopening talks with Myanmar’s military-backed government, and several Southeast …
Burma Campaign UK has said the UK is “quietly” normalising relations with the sanctioned military-run regime which is trying to seek legitimacy on the global stage after the 2021 military coup, reports the Independent. “International attention has been on US engagement with the Burmese military, but at the same time the British government appears to …
Burma Campaign UK has called on the British government to end its policy of incrementally softening its approach towards the Burmese military regime, reports Mizzima. Instead, the British government should return to imposing sanctions to cut off sources of revenue and arms to help protect people in Burma from Burmese military attacks. “The Foreign Office …
Burma Campaign UK issued a strong condemnation of the British government, reports the Democratic Voice of Burma, accusing London of executing a quiet policy shift toward normalizing relations with Myanmar’s military regime while abandoning its commitment to sanctioning Naypyidaw. “Inviting a representative of the Burmese military regime to meetings at government departments and being pictured …
Burma Campaign UK has featured in news coverage criticising the British government’s change of policy towards the Burmese military, including the Telegraph’s and the Times’ reports on King Charles’ delivery of two books to imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi. “It is not clear if the initiative was initiated by the King or part …
Fourteen Europe-based rights groups have urged the European Union to close a sanctions loophole that allows European companies to keep working in Myanmar’s gas sector, reports Mizzima. The groups include Burma Campaign UK, Fortify Rights and the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK). The joint statement said it was deeply alarming that the military could gain …
Fourteen advocacy groups, including Burma Campaign UK, Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK), and Fortify Rights, have demanded that the European Union sanction Myanmar’s entire oil and gas extraction industry, reports the Democratic Voice of Burma. The joint statement calls on the EU to forbid European companies from working on oil and gas projects in the …
A coalition of 92 Canadian and international human rights organizations has called on Ottawa to expand its sanctions against Myanmar to cover its entire oil and gas extraction sector, reports the Democratic Voice of Burma. Prominent advocacy leaders, including Minn Tent Bo of Burma Campaign UK, emphasized that economic interests must not supersede human lives, …
Ninety-two Canadian organisations and international human rights groups have called on the Government of Canada to expand its sanctions framework on Burma to cover the entire oil and gas extraction sector, reports Mizzima. The joint letter, signed by Burma Campaign UK, warns that foreign companies continue to generate revenue for the Burmese military through their …
The situation for Myanmar’s Rohingya minority has once again taken a deeply troubling turn, as news breaks of Malaysia’s alarming plan to deport around 5,000 Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar, says Japanese blogging platform Hatena Blog. Burma Campaign UK has launched a global campaign, calling this forced return “refugee ping pong,” pushing vulnerable people back …
Burma Campaign UK yesterday launched a campaign calling on the public to email the government of Malaysia demanding that it stop the repatriations, reports Frontier Myanmar. “Playing refugee ping pong, handing Rohingya refugees to the Myanmar military at the same time as the Myanmar military pursues genocidal policies designed to force Rohingya to flee, is …
Burma Campaign UK has issued an urgent call to the government of Malaysia to immediately halt plans to deport approximately 5,000 Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar, reports the Democratic Voice of Burma. Burma Campaign UK highlighted that the push for repatriations comes amid escalating anti-Rohingya prejudice and hate speech within Malaysia. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar …
Burma Campaign UK has called on the government of Malaysia to halt its planned handover of 5,000 Rohingya refugees to the Burmese military, reports Mizzima. “Instead of countering hate speech, the Malaysian government is pandering to it,” said Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK. “Playing refugee ping pong, handing Rohingya refugees to the Myanmar military at …
Burma Campaign UK today called on the government of Malaysia to halt its planned handover of Rohingya refugees to the Burmese military, reports Progressive Voice. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has also invited the head of the Burmese military regime, Min Aung Hlaing, to visit Malaysia. “The Malaysian government is putting the lives of thousands …
“These resolutions should not be the end of the process. It should be the start of the process. Every diplomat should be working hard to implement it. Every government should be working on that. It is time to turn words into action.” Watch Burma Campaign UK’s Programme Director, Zoya Phan’s powerful video message to the …
Do you want to know which international companies are helping to finance, arm or equip the brutal Burmese military? Or are you based in Burma and want to avoid buying goods and services from military-owned companies? Check out the interactive dashboard of our ‘Dirty List’ and ‘Boycott List’ created by DVB (Democratic Voice of Burma) …
Thailand is facing criticism for rolling out the red carpet for Myanmar’s junta-chief-turned-president who is accused of committing crimes against humanity, reports the Independent. Rights advocates said Thailand risked helping rehabilitate a military ruler accused of overseeing brutal abuses during his country’s civil war. “Min Aung Hlaing has taken Myanmar back to the path of full …
Please write to the new Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, calling on him to take action to support the people of Burma (Myanmar) and cut revenue and arms to the Burmese military. Since Labour came to power two years ago practical action against the Burmese military stalled and then stopped. The new government is an opportunity …
Eleven international oilfield services companies have been added to Burma Campaign UK’s Dirty List of companies linked to the Myanmar military or to human rights violations and environmental destruction in the country, reports Justice for Myanmar. The Burmese military carries out an airstrike every two and a half hours. Since the 2021 coup attempt, over …
Burma Campaign UK names more international players with links to the military-run nation, reports Upstream, an independent news service analysing the international energy industry. Oil and gas sector players are among 53 companies that Burma Campaign UK has added to its ‘Dirty List’ of international companies with alleged links to the Burmese military, or human …
Burma Campaign UK has added 53 companies to its ‘Dirty List’, which names and shames international companies linked to the Burmese military or human rights violations and environmental destruction in Burma, reports Mizzima. The total number of companies on the ‘Dirty List’ is now 228. “Companies all over the world are providing support to the …
Burma Campaign UK has added new 53 companies to its “Dirty List”, recording companies’ involvements with the Myanmar military based on publicly available records, bringing the total to 228, reports the Business and Human Rights Centre. In July and August, Business and Human Rights Centre invited the 53 companies, except two who could not be …
Burma Campaign UK has condemned the British government’s decision to cut annual aid to Burma (Myanmar) from £66 million to £55 million in the current financial year, with the cut continuing until 2029 at least, reports Mizzima. “British aid to Burma saves lives so these cuts will kill people,” said Anna Roberts, Executive Director of BCUK. …
The British government is facing severe backlash after quietly reducing its humanitarian aid to Myanmar, a move that will cost lives and directly benefit the regime, reports DVB. The cuts were detailed in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office annual report, which was published without an accompanying press release or public announcement. Burma Campaign UK …