Burma Campaign UK
Joint letter from Burma civil society organisations to Sec. Bessent and Sec. Rubio calling for US sanctions on Myanma Economic Bank (MEB). Download letter here. Dear Secretary Rubio and Secretary Bessent: Since launching its coup d’état in February 2021, the Burmese military has engaged in a campaign of violence against the citizens of Myanmar (Burma) …
Joint statement: 46 human rights groups detail steps needed to ensure accountability for atrocity crimes Read the Joint Statement with signatories The international community must take urgent action to ensure accountability for atrocities in Myanmar, 46 organizations said today ahead of the four-year anniversary of the 1 February 2021 military coup. This year represents …
Five years have passed since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its legally binding provisional measures order to protect the Rohingya. Tragically, ‘never again’ has become ‘yet again’. This latest report from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK details numerous human rights violations, many of which constitute atrocity crimes, including acts of genocide perpetrated by the Myanmar armed …
Internet and communications technology giants such as Apple, Google, LinkedIn and YouTube have been warned they are hosting apps and channels run by blacklisted Myanmar mobile phone network operator MyTel, reports Yahoo!News. The company, which is jointly owned by the Myanmar military and Vietnamese telecommunications provider Viettel, was accused by Burma Campaign UK and the …
Burma Campaign UK and the International Campaign for the Rohingya (ICR) have called on US tech companies to remove Mytel, the military-owned telecoms operator, from their platforms, reports the Democratic Voice of Burma. Apple, Google, YouTube, and LinkedIn still host Mytel channels and smartphone applications via their online services and app stores despite the US government …
Media Release from Burma Campaign UK and International Campaign for the Rohingya Google, Apple, YouTube (owned by Google), and LinkedIn (owned by Microsoft) are hosting Burmese military company Mytel Apps and channels, despite the company being sanctioned by the American government last week. Mytel may also be using technologies directly or indirectly supplied by Oracle, …
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democratically elected National League for Democracy, has today reached a total of 19 years in detention since 1989. She is currently under her fourth period of detention by the Burmese military, having most recently been arrested on 1st February 2021. Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners …
Burma Campaign UK is urging UN Secretary General António Guterres to travel to Bangladesh to negotiate the opening of aid and trade routes into Rakhine State, Burma. In November the United Nations Development Programme warned of impending famine in Rakhine State. The aid and trade embargo imposed by the Burmese military on areas of Rakhine …
Burma Campaign UK and the Karen Women’s Association (KWO) announced their welcome and support for the International Criminal Court’s application to arrest Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing, reports the independent news station Karen Information Center. The ICC’s Attorney General Karim Khan has applied to arrest Min Aung Hlaing, based on crimes against humanity related …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a statement by International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC that his office has applied for an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing, Head of the Burmese military. The Prosecutor stated that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Min Aung Hlaing “bears criminal responsibility for the crimes against …