Burma Campaign UK
Over 200 nongovernmental organizations from around the world are calling on the United Nations Security Council to immediately impose a global arms embargo on Myanmar to pressure the junta to stop killing unarmed protesters and end human rights abuses against those opposing military rule. Download the statement here. Global Civil Society Statement on Myanmar We, …
100 MPs from 9 political parties in the British Parliament have come together to support a Parliamentary Motion condemning the military coup in Burma. They are calling for stronger action by the British government, including building an arms embargo coalition and joining the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice. Early Day Motion …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed new British sanctions on the military conglomerate Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC). The sanctions on MEC follow sanctions on the other major military business conglomerate Myanmar Economic Holding Ltd (MEHL) last week. Burma Campaign UK has been campaigning for these type of sanctions for several years. The military has a wide …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed moves by the UK and USA to sanction military owned companies. The UK has sanctioned military conglomerate Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL). The USA has sanctioned MEHL and the other big military conglomerate, Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC). It is essential that the UK now moves swiftly to also sanctions MEC. …
British Foreign Office Minister Nigel Adams MP has called on members of the Commonwealth to impose arms embargoes on Burma, following the military coup on 1st February 2021. Responding to a written question in the British Parliament from Stephen Kinnock MP, who is the Shadow Minister for Asia & Pacific, Nigel Adams stated “The UK …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by the Australian Foreign Minister, Marise Payne, that is had finally suspended its training programme with the Burmese military. It is 35 days since the military coup. Australia has not provided an explanation as to why it took them 35 days to decide whether or not to keep …
Thirteen countries are involved in military training and/or cooperation with the Burmese military, despite its human rights record. Burma Campaign UK has published a new briefing paper today listing the countries, with open source links to information about the training and cooperation. The Briefing Paper is available here. Countries involved in training and cooperation with …
Twelve countries are involved in military training and/or cooperation with the Burmese military, despite its human rights record. With the exception of Pakistan, the countries on this list have all made agreements to continue or even increase military training and cooperation since the genocide of the Rohingya in 2017. Not one country has been transparent …
Statement by the European Karen Network Ten years ago on 28 February 2011, a petition of 84,000 ethnic Karen civilians called on the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to take effective action to immediately stop the Burmese military attacks in Karen areas. This petition was handed to the UN Secretary General, and other world leaders …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by Facebook that all military pages except those promoting military companies have been taken down. Burma Campaign UK has been calling on Facebook to remove the military from Facebook since 2018. “This is a welcome and long overdue step by Facebook,” said Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign …