Burma Campaign UK
Unmarked UN boats were used to ferry junta officials to refugee camps in preparation for a pilot project that would repatriate about 1,000 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar, reports Radio Free Asia. The trip, a “public relations stunt”, created a “reputational risk” for all UN agencies and could jeopardize staff security. Karin Valtersson, Burma …
To Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Cc: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 1 March 2023 Open letter: The UN Human Rights Council must take concrete steps to actualize justice and bolster support for the people of Myanmar’s will for federal democracy and human rights Your Excellencies, We, the …
Open Letter to the European Union and EU Member States European Call for Reinforcement of Myanmar Pro-Democratic Development Dear President von der Leyen, Dear HR/VP Borrell, Dear President Michel, Dear President Metsola, On the occasion of the second anniversary of the coup d’état in Myanmar, we, the undersigned Myanmar diaspora organizations and organizations based in …
BBC Burmese interviews Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK, about the UN Security Council Resolution on Burma. Mark Farmaner said it is a very significant, historic moment, but the resolution does not go far enough. Neither calling for a global arms embargo nor addressing the genocide of the Rohingya, it will have no practical …
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 …