Burma Campaign UK
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 moment symbolically, but warned that as it fails to deliver any practical action, it will have no practical impact. The Resolution passed with 12 countries …
Burma Campaign UK has welcomed new sanctions against the Myanmar junta announced by the British government, this time focused on perpetrators of sexual violence, reports Mizzima. “These new sanctions are welcome, but the pace of implementation of sanctions is far too slow,” said Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK. “There were reports of sexual …
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 of the Chief of Military and Security Affairs The 33rd Light Infantry Division (33 LID) of the Myanmar Army The 99 Light Infantry Division (99 …
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 here. The Honorable James Cleverly Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office King Charles Street London SW1A 2AH United Kingdom 9 December …
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 Qatar. Cargo vessel U Thar is owned by Myanma Five Star Line, which in turn is owned by the Burmese military-owned conglomerate Myanmar Economic Holdings …
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 pre 2010 the average was just over 2,000. “Despite the record number of political prisoners, they barely get mentioned by governments and world leaders,” said …
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 scope of sanctions implementation. The individuals sanctioned include members of the military and arms brokers. “The EU has the right policy, to cut off sources …
The exiled National Unity Government’s first Rohingya representative branded the execution of four human rights activists “prison murders”, reports i News. Wai Hnin Pwint Thon, senior advocacy officer at Burma Campaign UK, had known one of the four, Ko Jimmy, all her life as he was a close friend of her father, also a jailed …
The British government has announced that in principle it will support the referral of Myanmar to the International Criminal Court (ICC) weeks after the US made a similar announcement, reports Mizzima. “This is a significant and welcome step by the British government, building on their recent announcement that they would join the Rohingya genocide case …
Burma Campaign UK today accused Apple CEO of hypocrisy for announcing a partnership on racial equality and justice with the Southbank Centre, London, at the same time as hosting Apps controlled by the Burmese military which use racist language against the Rohingya minority, and which deny genocide. The Burmese military is facing charges of genocide …