Open Letter to the European Union and EU Member States
February 1, 2023
Open Letter to the European Union and EU Member States European Call for Reinforcement of Myanmar Pro-Democratic Development Dear President von der Leyen, Dear HR/VP Borrell, Dear President Michel, Dear...
New UK Burma Sanctions Targeting Aviation Fuel Welcomed by Burma Campaign UK
January 31, 2023
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new UK sanctions targeting suppliers of aviation fuel to the Burmese military. Limiting the ability of the Burmese military to carry out airstrikes is one...
UN Security Council Burma Resolution Will Have No Practical Impact
December 21, 2022
Bi-lateral pressure needed on India and Pakistan over arms sales. Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the passing of the first ever UN Security Council Resolution on Burma as a significant...
Burma Campaign UK Welcomes New UK Burma Sanctions
December 9, 2022
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new sanctions announced by the British government, this time focused on perpetrators of sexual violence. The British government has announced the following sanctions: The Office...
Open letter to UK Foreign Secretary calling for sanctions on aviation fuel
December 9, 2022
Open letter to UK Foreign Secretary: sanction all companies involved in supplying aviation fuel to Myanmar A PDF of the letter is available here. The letter in Burmese is available...
Qatar: Stop Hosting Burmese Military Vessels
November 26, 2022
Burma Campaign UK today called on the Qatari government, currently hosting the football world cup, to stop allowing cargo vessels owned by the Burmese military to dock at ports in...
Record High of 13,000 Political Prisoners in Burma
November 16, 2022
The number of currently detained political prisoners has reached more than 13,000, according to the latest figures from Assistance Association for Political Prisoners – Burma. Under the previous military dictatorship...
Amnesty International Exposes Burma Military Fuel Suppliers – UK Must Sanction Them
November 10, 2022
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to move swiftly to sanction suppliers of aviation fuel to Burma, following a new report by Amnesty International exposing the aviation...
New EU Burma Sanctions Welcome – But Implementation Too Slow
November 8, 2022
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new EU sanctions on 19 individuals and on the State Administration Council (SAC) but called on the EU to rapidly step up the pace and...
457 CSOs call on ASEAN to move beyond the Five-Point Consensus
October 25, 2022
457 CSOs call on ASEAN to move beyond the Five-Point Consensus, exclude junta representation from all ASEAN meetings and mechanisms and work with Myanmar’s civilian actors to end the crisis...