Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the decision by the British government to end training of the Burmese military, and called on the government to now work for a UN mandated global arms embargo against the military in Burma. Burma Campaign UK has been campaigning for the British government to end this training since it was …
Interviewed by Al Jazeera, Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, raised concerns about media coverage ignoring Min Aung Hlaing’s role in the Rohingya crisis, the government whipping up tensions using social media and the lack of press freedom inside Burma. Listen to Al Jazeera interview
Asked if tourists should boycott Burma, Mark Farmaner of Burma Campaign UK said there is no current call for a tourism boycott. “Anyone choosing to avoid holidaying in Myanmar is making a personal moral choice, but it won’t do anything to help the Rohingya”, he told Coconuts. “A danger of people staying away from Myanmar is that …
An early day Parliamentary motion on Rohingya refugees, calling for independent observers to visit the region, an end to the violence, and humanitarian action, has so far attracted the support of 71 MPs. Text of early day motion 255
Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, is committing ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya in Burma. He is responsible for the biggest human rights and humanitarian crisis in Burma for decades. But his brutal army is still allowed to buy foreign weapons to commit horrific human rights abuses. We need to stop countries selling …
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation Indiscriminate Burma Army shelling, shooting cause 300 villagers to flee in Mong Yai, northern Shan State – three villagers arrested, one beaten On September 10 at 8:00 am, a group of about 60 Burma Army troops from LIB 325 based in Mong Yai and the local Nam Pawng …