"This briefing looks at the gap between the words and the actions of the British government when it comes to action on accountability. At the same time as making repeated statements about holding the Burmese military to account for their crimes, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is refusing to publicly support referring Burma to the International Criminal Court, and refusing to join the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice. One of many examples of a British Government Minister talking about accountability since the military coup on 1st February 2021 came on Saturday 27th March. Following the killing of more than 120 people by the Burmese military, Dominic Raab once again Tweeted about holding the military to account. He stated: “Today’s killing of unarmed civilians, including children, marks a new low. We will work with our international partners to end this senseless violence, hold those responsible to account, and secure a path back to democracy.”.....At the same time Dominic Raab: Refuses to publicly support the UN Security Council referring Burma to the International Criminal Court. • Refuses to join the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice. • Repeatedly blocked amendments to bills in the British Parliament to enable determinations of genocide to be made and more action to be taken in response to genocide.....Impunity has encouraged further human rights abuses: As has been well documented, the Burmese military has been violating international law for decades. It has done so with impunity at a domestic and international level. This impunity encourages further violations of international law and further horrific human rights violations. During the past ten years, as the British government heralded a so-called democratic transition in Burma, human rights violations against ethnic minorities, so serious that they violate international law, actually increased..."