Burma ‘Dirty List’ – Engie Pull Out Of Upper Yeywa Dam Project
January 30, 2019
French multinational energy company Engie has informed Burma Campaign UK that it is pulling out of the Upper Yeywa dam project in Shan State Burma, after being placed on a…
Burma ‘Dirty List’ Names Companies Linked to Military and Human Rights Violations
December 10, 2018
Burma Campaign UK today publishes its new ‘Dirty List’ of international companies linked to the military in Burma, or companies whose operations are linked to human rights violations or environmental…
EU targets garment workers, not Burmese military, over human rights violations
October 29, 2018
By Mark Farmaner The EU is considering sanctioning garment workers but has rejected sanctions against Min Aung Hlaing When the United Nations Fact Finding Mission published its report into human…
Hsipaw public gather to oppose Naypyidaw’s new budget allocation for Upper Yeywa dam
October 12, 2018
Media Release by local people and MPs in Hsipaw township About 1,000 local residents and MPs are gathering in Hsipaw today to oppose the damming of the Namtu/Myitnge river, and…
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström must drop proposal to remove Burma trade privileges
October 10, 2018
Statement from members and observers of the European Burma Network EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström must drop proposal to remove Burma trade privileges EU should sanction the military rather than…
Burma Army conscripts porters, detains elderly and children during “clearance operations” near Upper Yeywa dam site in N. Shan State; arrests, tortures villagers in S. Shan State
September 7, 2018
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation From July 23 to August 9, 2018, Burma Army troops from five battalions – LIB 115, 501, 504, 505, 506 — carried out…
Ongoing Burma Army logging threatens peace efforts in Karenni State
April 4, 2018
Briefing from The Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) Summary This briefing paper analyzes how Burma Army exploitation of natural resources in Karenni State is undermining efforts by the Karenni National…
EU Burma Response: Too Little Too Late
February 26, 2018
Burma Campaign UK today described new restrictive measures announced by the EU in response to human rights violations in Burma as too little too late, and unlikely to have any…
Over 100 Parliamentarians call on UK Government to refer Myanmar Military General Min Aung Hlaing to International Criminal Court
February 21, 2018
Ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 26 February, 102 Parliamentarians across parties have signed a letter urging the Foreign Secretary to publicly support and campaign for…
Joint Appeal to the UN Security Council to Act on Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis
December 11, 2017
In advance of the United Nations Security Council’s December 12 meeting on the situation in Myanmar, we, a global coalition of 69 human rights, faith-based and humanitarian organizations, urgently call on the Council to take immediate action to address the campaign of…