Mark Farmaner speaks at Justice4Rohingya event
Burma Campaign UK’s Director, Mark Farmaner, spoke at an event entitled “How to achieve justice for Rohingya”, organised by Justice4Rohingya yesterday at the London Central Mosque.
EU threatens economic action over Rohingya – The National
The EU is considering ending Burma’s tariff-free access to the world’s largest trading bloc in a significant ramping up of pressure against the regime, reports the Dubai-based National. Campaign groups criticised the plan as it would not hurt senior military figures responsible for the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim minority and will hit thousands of young women …
What will the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s report mean for Rohingya? – The Diplomat
The UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar calls for the Burmese military to face the International Criminal Court, criticises Aung San Suu Kyi for failure to use her position or her moral authority, and chides the UN for its failure to address human rights concerns. Reporting on Asia-Pacific affairs, the Diplomat says “Yet hitherto, as Mark Farmaner …
Aung San Suu Kyi’s silence complicates Western response to Rohingya crisis – CSM
Aung San Suu Kyi’s government has not spoken out for the Rohingya nor used its powers to release the two Reuters journalists imprisoned for reporting on their plight, says the Christian Science Monitor. The military are responsible for the ethnic cleansing of Rakhine State. “They have all the levers of power,” says Mark Farmaner, Burma Campaign UK’s director. …
Journalists jailed for seeking to expose massacre of Rohingya villagers
Being a journalist is dangerous in Burma today. Both the military and Aung San Suu Kyi’s government target journalists who report the truth about what is happening in the country. On 3 September 2018, two journalists who work for Reuters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, were jailed for seven years for seeking to expose …
What will the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s report mean for Rohingya? – the Diplomat
The UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar calls for the Burmese military to face the International Criminal Court for genocide as well as for crimes against humanity and war crimes. Yet, as Mark Farmaner of Burma Campaign UK told the Diplomat, no world power has come forward to state their acceptance of the Fact-Finding Mission’s recommendations …
Rohingya genocide one year on. Tell Theresa May to act
A UN report published today has said Burma must be investigated for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The UN Fact Finding Mission said “top military generals, including Commander in Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, must be investigated and prosecuted for genocide in the north of Rakhine State, as well as for crimes …
UN Rohingya Genocide Finding – UK Must Stop Protecting Burmese Military From Justice
Following the release of an interim report by the United Nations Fact Finding Mission calling for Min Aung Hlaing and other senior generals to be investigated and prosecuted for the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, Burma Campaign UK today repeated its call for the British government to support referring Burma to …
One year on, 700,000 Rohingya still in Bangladesh
Interview with Radio France International Next week the UN will discuss the Rohingya crisis, and a report if an 18-month UN fact-finding mission will be published on Monday. Many campaigners hope that the UN Security Council will refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court in The Hague to answer allegations of ethnic cleansing and even …
Rohingya refugees and safe return
One year since the pre-planned military offensive against the Rohingya, more than 1 million Rohingya now live as refugees in Bangladesh. More than half are children. Conditions in the camps are appalling, despite the efforts of UN and international aid agencies, local and international civil society groups, and the Rohingya themselves. The international community stresses that any …