Burma Campaign UK
The US and the UK have announced humanitarian support packages worth 30 million dollars for Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, reports Myanmar Now. Burma Campaign UK has added five entities to its boycott list of Myanmar military-owned companies and brands. “All embassies and aid donors in Burma should have policies not to buy goods and …
Joint Statement from 384 Civil Society Organisations Five years on since the Myanmar military committed genocide against the Rohingya, words and promises of holding the military accountable have not turned into meaningful action, said 384 civil society organization in a joint statement issued today. The full text of the joint letter: In marking the five-year …
Burma Campaign UK is delighted that the British government has finally announced its intention to join the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice. Burma Campaign UK launched our campaign for the British government to join the case almost three years ago. “For decades the Burmese military have been allowed to violate international …
On Friday 22nd July the International Court of Justice, known as the World Court, has ruled that a case on whether or not genocide was committed against the Rohingya will now proceed. The case has been delayed for a year and a half following objections by Aung San Suu Kyi’s government. Those objections have now …
At least 25 national and international rights bodies and civil society organisations, including Burma Campaign UK, have made an urgent call for the government to support the community-led learning facilities in Cox’s Bazar’s Rohingya refugee camps, reports Bangladesh’s Daily Star. About 30 community-led schools have been shut down or dismantled by the authorities since December …
Joint Statement Bangladesh: Restore and strengthen capacity of community-led schools in Rohingya camps Bangladesh’s government must urgently take steps to support the community-led learning facilities in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and strengthen their resources in line with the country’s international commitment to protect children’s right to education, 25 undersigned organizations said in …
Burma Campaign UK was among 39 signatories of letters sent to leading donors to the Rohingya humanitarian crisis including the European Commission, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These donors have provided crucial support for Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh. Education for many of those children is now in peril, reports Human Rights Watch. …
Myanmar military leadership must be prosecuted Though it comes far too late, the decision of the US government to finally formally determine that the violence perpetrated by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya in 2017 in Rakhine State amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity is welcomed by 357 Myanmar CSOs and regional and international …
Joint Statement from Rohingya worldwide organisations We, the undersigned Rohingya worldwide organisations, urge President Biden of the United States of America and President Macron of France to urgently introduce sanctions on gas revenue in Burma. Gas extraction projects which involve American Chevron and French Total provide hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to the …
A lawsuit filed against Facebook seeks a minimum of U.S. $150 billion in damages for the social media company’s alleged role in stoking violence against ethnic Rohingyas in Myanmar, reports Radio Free Asia. The lawsuit claims that Facebook created a “defective product” because its ranking algorithm helped to propagate violence against the Rohingya. It also …