Burma Campaign UK
The new Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, promised during today’s debate in the House of Commons said he would raise the case of the imprisoned Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, when he visits Burma. “The two journalists were doing what is in the very best traditions of all journalism: exposing evil and bad …
The UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar calls for the Burmese military to face the International Criminal Court for genocide as well as for crimes against humanity and war crimes. Yet, as Mark Farmaner of Burma Campaign UK told the Diplomat, no world power has come forward to state their acceptance of the Fact-Finding Mission’s recommendations …
The Karen Community Worldwide welcomed the UN report calling for the Burma military to be referred to the International Criminal Court to be investigated for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against the country’s ethnic people. The Karen Community Worldwide pointed out in their statement, endorsed by 36 Karen organisations, that the UN …
International human rights groups support the UN report call for the Burma military to be investigated by the International Criminal Court, reports Karen News. Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Save the Children, Fortify Rights and Burma Campaign UK called for the ICC to investigate. Burma Campaign UK director, Mark Farmaner, said “It is simply not credible …
Facebook’s ban of Tatmadaw (military) officials and organisations coincided with the release of a scathing report of Burma’s military leaders by the UN Human Rights Council’s fact-finding mission. This is the first time Facebook has blocked members of the military in any country. The company has taken down 18 Facebook accounts, one Instagram account and 52 Facebook …
Mark Farmaner, of the Burma Campaign UK, told The Times: “The [report] specifically stated it is up to the international community to act. It is disturbing that, even with a finding of genocide, the Foreign Office have not accepted the recommendations and come out in support of an ICC referral.” Read the article here (paywall)
The UN report on violence inflicted on the Rohingya and other minorities is damning, but whether the guilty will ever face justice is open to serious question, says the Guardian. Much now depends on the willingness of the UK and other UN security council members to forcefully pursue the allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity. …
Burma’s military has been accused of genocide against the Rohingya in Rakhine State in a damning UN report that alleged the army was responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, against minorities across the country. The UN mission called for Burma to be investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to the Guardian report, …
A UN report published today has said Burma must be investigated for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The UN Fact Finding Mission said “top military generals, including Commander in Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, must be investigated and prosecuted for genocide in the north of Rakhine State, as well as for crimes …
Doug Janke, Head of Development, represented Burma Campaign UK at Vale Earth Fair, Vale Castle, Guernsey today. Thank you to Vale Earth Collective, who have supported human rights and democracy in Burma for over 15 years.
Interview with Radio France International Next week the UN will discuss the Rohingya crisis, and a report if an 18-month UN fact-finding mission will be published on Monday. Many campaigners hope that the UN Security Council will refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court in The Hague to answer allegations of ethnic cleansing and even …
OpEd by Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK, in the Eurasia Review When Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, launched his military offensive against Rohingya civilians in August 2017, there was international outrage. One year on, the European Union (EU) has yet to implement a single practical sanction or other action to …
Rushanara Ali, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy in Burma, writes in the Guardian: “The international community must urgently find a way to allow the Rohingya to rebuild their lives in safety and security.” On the UK’s lack of support for referring Burma to the International Criminal Court, she writes “The sad reality …
30 years since massive, student-led uprisings threatened the military government and gave rise to the National League for Democracy, Time reports that the goals of 1988 are still far from being realised. “The NLD is not a government that is respecting human rights and the kind of freedoms that people were on the streets protesting for,” says …
A village headman was severely tortured by troops of the Burmese Army and a local pro-government militia on June 27, 2018 in Wan Mu Ser village, southern Shan State, reports the Shan Human Rights Foundation. The headman was accused of links to the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA). Read Shan Human Rights …
Burma Campaign UK’s written evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s human rights work has just been published. Read BCUK’s written evidence FCO’s Human Rights Work inquiry
More than 70,000 annual deaths are attributable to tobacco use in Burma, and the return of global cigarette manufacturers to a largely unregulated market suggests that the country faces an impending tobacco‐related disease epidemic, according to the Asian Correspondent. British American Tobacco (BAT), which announced its return to Burma in July 2013 following reforms to the country’s …
“I am worried about you”, Burma Campaign UK’s Campaigns Manager Zoya Phan told VOA Burmese News after the Burmese government announced plans to close camps for IDPs (internally displaced persons) in ethnic areas. A statement by the Ei Tu Hta IDP Supporting Committee of ethnic organisations calls on the Burmese government to immediately halt all plans …
The EU has imposed sanctions on seven regional Myanmar military and police officers over alleged atrocities against Muslim Rohingya — but stopped short of targeting top national commanders including the head of the military, Min Aung Hlaing. Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, told the FT: “In effect, the entire EU response to what is …
Burma Campaign UK’s Director Mark Farmaner and Campaigns Officer Karin Valtersson today met Imran Hussain MP, Shadow Justice Minister for the Labour Party, to discuss the human rights situation in Burma and the need for accountability.
Our Head of Development, Doug Janke at this year’s UNISON Conference in Brighton.
Coconuts Yangon reports on rumours that the recently launched telecoms operator MyTel has subtly endorsed the nationalist 969 Movement, an Islamophobic group whose stated goals include preventing Muslim population growth in Myanmar. Mark Farmaner, Burma Campaign UK’s Drector, tweeted: “MyTel is the most expensive mobile network in Burma. It funds the military, costing lives of ethnic …