Burma Campaign UK
An Open Letter to the UN Security Council and Individual UN Member States The letter is in Burmese here. We, the undersigned organizations, call on the United Nations Security Council and UN member states to urgently institute a coordinated, global arms embargo on Myanmar in response to the February 1, 2021 military coup that has …
Since the military coup, the EU and UK have announced they are considering targeted sanctions on the military, writes Burma Campaign UK’s Director in Labour Hub. Rohingya activists, Burma Campaign UK, the Labour Party and even UN investigators have been calling for this for years. The people of Myanmar are crying out for international support. …
To: Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Regarding the Crisis in Burma Re: Open Letter from Community Organizations Calling for Action Regarding Burma to Support Ethnic Nationalities and Prioritize Human Rights Dear Excellences, We are writing to express our deep concern regarding the continuing attacks and atrocities committed against ethnic …
Media Release from International Campaign for the Rohingya and Burma Campaign UK In the wake of the Myanmar military’s February 1st coup d’etat, Burma Campaign UK and International Campaign for the Rohingya today demanded American web services company Cloudflare terminate its services for the Myanmar military. Cloudflare provides website services for the military controlled Ministry …
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 …