Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK today called on British MPs to back the genocide amendment of the trade bill, which will be voted on by MPs tomorrow, Tuesday 9th February. The lack of any significant response to the genocide of the Rohingya by the military will have increased their sense of impunity and encouraged them to believe …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that the European Union has finally suspended its controversial ‘Mypol’ training programme, training and equipping the Myanmar Police Force. The police force took part in the genocide of the Rohingya and has helped implement the new military coup. Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas (NI-CO), a body which comes under the …
Added to the Dirty List 11 December 2018 Removed from the Dirty List 5 February 2021 Kirin was removed from the Dirty List after they announced they would end their relationship with the military. Kirin’s statement is here. Burma Campaign UK statement is here. Background Kirin is a Japanese beverages company. In Burma it is …
Statement by Members of the European Burma Network The European Burma Network (EBN) unequivocally condemns the military coup in Burma, and calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi, government ministers, regional chief ministers, pro-democracy activists and all other civilians arrested during the coup. We urge the Commander-in-Chief and the military …
Joint Statement The undersigned groups today denounced an apparent coup in Myanmar, and associated violence, which has suspended civilian government and effectively returned full power to the military. On 1 February, the military arbitrarily detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the National League for Democracy. A year-long state of emergency …
Burma Campaign UK today called for a robust international response to the military coup in Burma which took place this morning. This should include sanctions against military companies and support for a global arms embargo. The UK already has its own arms embargo. The latest campaign actions are here. The Burmese military, led by Min …
Statement from Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) On the six-year anniversary of the rape-murder of two Kachin teachers in Kawng Kha village, Muse District, KWAT reiterates our calls for justice and an end to ongoing Burma Army aggression and persecution of civilians in northern Burma. Early in the morning of January 20, 2015, the bodies …
Statement from Rakhine, Muslim (Rohingya), and other minority communities in Burma. Participants from Rakhine, Muslim (Rohingya), and other minority communities have held series of meetings since October 2020. All communities have expressed consent and reached the following consensus: Whereas all our diverse communities confirm that we are united and belong to the Fatherland of Arakan, …
The Turkish Anadolu Agency and SonDakika report on Burma Campaign UK’s call for Facebook to stop the Burmese military from using its platform to recruit members and from promoting its businesses on the site. “Donald Trump has been suspended for inciting violence, but the Burmese military commit violence against civilians every day and are free …
In the week Facebook has suspended US President Donald Trump for inciting violence, Burma Campaign UK repeats its call to Facebook to stop the Burmese military using Facebook to recruit members, and to stop the Burmese military promoting its businesses on Facebook, profits from which help fund genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. “Donald …