New Briefing Lists 149 Burmese Military Company Products and Brands
January 14, 2020
Burma Campaign UK today publishes a new Briefing Paper, ‘The Boycott List’, listing products and brands produced by Burmese military-owned companies. 149 products and brands are listed, covering a wide…
Western Union Drops Military Myawaddy Bank As Its Agent
January 7, 2020
Media Release From Burma Campaign UK & International Campaign for the Rohingya Burma Campaign UK and International Campaign for the Rohingya today welcomed notification from Western Union that they have…
International Court of Justice: A Momentous Week for Justice for the Rohingya Genocide
December 12, 2019
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK The International Court of Justice (ICJ) must act on the powerful arguments by The Gambia’s legal team and immediately impose strong provisional measures…
Burma ICJ Case A Warning To Companies Doing Business With The Military
December 9, 2019
As the Burmese military face charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice, Burma Campaign UK today called on companies in business with the Burmese military to immediately end…
World Bank’s planned $250 million Eastern Burma project will fuel conflict
November 24, 2019
Statement from the Karen Peace Support Network We the undersigned, reject the World Bank’s planned $250 million “Peaceful and Prosperous Communities Project” (PPCP) for the alleged development of conflict-affected areas…
Western Union – Stop Funding Genocide in Burma
October 31, 2019
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK), Burma Campaign UK, and International Campaign for the Rohingya On the eve of Western Union announcing its 3rd quarter results, Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK),…
DFID Tells Partners Not To Spend UK Aid With Burmese Military Companies
October 29, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed moves by Britain’s aid ministry, the Department for International Development (DFID), to prevent British aid reaching Burmese military companies. Burma Campaign UK has been lobbying…
EDF – No More Dams in Burma’s Conflict Zones – Pull Out of Shweli 3
October 24, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today called on French energy giant EDF to pull out of the Shweli 3 dam project in Burma, and make a commitment not to become involved in…
Rohingya Genocide 2 Years On – Holidays Bans Not an Adequate Response
August 22, 2019
As we approach the second anniversary of the Burmese military offensive against the Rohingya on 25th August 2017, in which thousands were killed and 700,000 fled to neighbouring Bangladesh, Burma…
38 Companies Added To Burma ‘Dirty List’ – Google, Apple, EDF, Huawei
August 19, 2019
Burma Campaign UK today publishes an updated version of its ‘Dirty List’, adding 38 companies to the list of companies linked to Burma’s military, or to projects linked to human…