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More about the Mechanism and how it works Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar – report to UN Human Rights Council, 2025 The Mechanism made progress in identifying perpetrators of torture and sexual violence in detention facilities. It collected evidence identifying individuals in the Myanmar security forces, affiliated militias and opposition armed groups who have perpetrated …
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – report to UN Human Rights Council, 2026 August The report analyses the worsening human rights crisis resulting from the 2021 military coup, with widespread and systematic violations and abuses committed by the Arakan Army and the Myanmar military against the Rohingya. The report also analyses human rights violations, …
ASEAN: Halt Plans for “Inclusive Dialogue” and Act to Hold the Military Junta to Account 1 December 2023 We, the undersigned organisations, call on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to refrain from merely advocating for inclusive national dialogue in Myanmar that undermine efforts and the will of Myanmar people. ASEAN must take concrete …
Burma Campaign UK is today asking our supporters to write to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of the Autumn Statement on 22 November, to urge him to reinstate UK aid spend to previous levels. The aid budget was cut from 0.7% to 0.5% of national income in 2020 under then Chancellor Rishi Sunak. We are asking …
Open Letter: Finland and Switzerland must stop lending legitimacy to Myanmar military junta and its sham peace efforts To Minister Elina ValtonenMinistry for Foreign AffairsGovernment of Finland Councillor Ignazio CassisFederal Department of Foreign AffairsGovernment of Switzerland 10 November, 2023 Subject: Finland and Switzerland must stop lending legitimacy to Myanmar military junta and its sham peace …
Burma Campaign UK has written to Foreign Secretary James Cleverly calling on him to step up implementation of British foreign policy on Burma. “The British government has good policies towards Burma on cutting revenue, arms and equipment to the Burmese military, but the problem is, they are not implementing them fast enough,” said Anna Roberts, …
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did not even raise Indian arms sales to the Burmese military when he met Prime Minister Modi at the G20 summit earlier this month, a response to a question in Parliament has revealed. It is the official foreign policy of the British government to advocate for an end to arms …
Open letter endorsed by 149 human rights organizations to all G20 leadership on the need to pressure Prime Minister Narenda Modi to allow full humanitarian access to refugees along the India-Burma border and stop arming the Burmese military ahead of the G20 summit. Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned 149 organizations are shocked, horrified, and appalled by …
While noting efforts by UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, to negotiate humanitarian access across Myanmar, including to Rakhine State following deadly Cyclone Mocha, we, the undersigned 514 civil society organizations, are concerned that Mr. Griffiths’ visit lacked substantive achievements and was used as propaganda by the military junta. We …
This article was written by Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK, and originally published in Mizzima on 9th August 2023. A month from now India will be hosting the prestigious G20 summit. The leaders of the world’s biggest and most influential economies, making up 85% of the global economy and 75% of international trade, …