Joint Call for a Global Arms Embargo on Myanmar
February 24, 2021
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…
Sanction Myanmar Military, Not Myanmar People
February 5, 2021
Justice For Myanmar and Burma Campaign UK are separate independent organisations which have both been calling for international action against the economic interests of the military, in line with the…
Holidays Bans an Inadequate Response to Rohingya Genocide
August 24, 2020
On the eve of the third anniversary of the military offensive against ethnic Rohingya in 2017, Burma Campaign UK called on the international community to implement the recommendations of the…
EU Continues ‘Do Nothing’ Approach To Genocide in Burma
April 28, 2020
Burma Campaign UK today strongly criticised the European Union for deciding to continue with its ‘do nothing’ response to genocide in Burma. Last week, European Union Foreign Ministers decided to…
Statement by members of the European Burma Network
March 18, 2020
As the European Union (EU) approaches the renewal of the Common Position on Burma in April, members of the European Burma Network (EBN) are calling on the EU to strengthen…
KPSN Welcomes UN FFM Report – Calls for Sanctions on Military Companies
August 8, 2019
Media Release from The Karen Peace Support Network The Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN), welcomes the report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar, on the Myanmar…
UN Report on Burma Military Interests – British Gov Must Back Sanctions on Military Companies
August 5, 2019
As the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar today publishes a new report on Burmese military economic interests, Burma Campaign UK called on the British government to support their recommendation…
Major Changes in EU Burma Policy needed
March 21, 2019
Statement by members of the European Burma Network As the European Union approaches the renewal of the Common Position on Burma in April, and as discussions continue within the European…
Despite EU embargo, Tatmadaw buys European aircraft – Frontier Myanmar
January 11, 2019
The Tatmadaw has acquired civilian aircraft made by European companies despite a tightening of the arms embargo in response to alleged atrocities in Rakhine State, reports Frontier Myanmar. The aircraft…
World Kachin Congress deplores unjust sentencing of Kachin civil society leaders
December 8, 2018
Media release from World Kachin Congress World Kachin Congress deplores unjust sentencing of Kachin civil society leaders, calls for sanctions against the real criminals – the Burma Army The World…