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Arms embargo on Myanmar's military
Arms embargo on Myanmar's military
Lobbying

Cut Off the Fuel and Financing

Focus on choke points: jet fuel is critical for Myanmar’s air force.

Target the junta’s chokepoints by cutting off aviation fuel shipments and the financing that pays for weapons. Pressure companies and key regional hubs to stop supplying jet fuel and to exit the aviation fuel trade, using sanctions and legal tools where available. Pair that with restrictions on Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise so the junta has less revenue to procure arms.

Why this works

  • Starving the air force of fuel could literally ground many deadly air raids, immediately saving civilian lives.
  • Cutting finances makes it hard for the junta to pay for new Russian gunships or Chinese drones.

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Advocacy
civilrights.org

Coalition driving civil rights progress

Founded in 1950, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a historic coalition of over 200 national organizations committed to social justice and civil rights. It serves as the lobbying and coordinating arm of the civil rights movement, fighting for federal policies to eliminate discrimination and expand opportunity:. The Leadership Conference has led advocacy for landmark laws—from the Civil Rights Act to the Voting Rights Act—and today pushes to restore Title VI disparate impact protections, combat hate crimes, and address systemic inequality through unified, strategic advocacy.

Mechanism

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How The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights uses funding

  1. Map the supply chain for jet fuel and the financial intermediaries that enable purchases
  2. Engage governments in regional trading hubs to restrict aviation fuel shipments to Myanmar’s military
  3. Pressure companies to exit the aviation fuel trade and publicize exposures that drive action
  4. Pursue targeted sanctions or legal actions against suppliers and facilitators
  5. Push financial restrictions on Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise to reduce procurement revenue
  6. Track compliance and adapt as the junta seeks workarounds and reroutes trade
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Milestones

Checkpoints and the expected timing for each step

  1. 1

    Map fuel and finance supply chains

    Near-term

    Key suppliers, routes, and intermediaries are identified and prioritized

  2. 2

    Secure commitments to halt aviation fuel shipments

    Near-term

    Governments and companies announce steps to stop jet fuel supply to the military

  3. 3

    Apply targeted sanctions and legal pressure

    Mid-term

    Facilitators face penalties and exit pressure increases

  4. 4

    Disrupt financing tied to procurement

    Mid-term

    Financial restrictions reduce access to revenue used for arms purchases

  5. 5

    Maintain enforcement and close workarounds

    Longer-term

    New routes are detected and disrupted as the junta adapts

Risks, trade-offs & sources

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