Burma Campaign UK
Thirty-four companies have been added to the new ‘Dirty List’ published today by the Burma Campaign UK. A total of 129 companies feature on the new list. The ‘Dirty List’ exposes companies that are directly or indirectly helping to finance Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. Major companies named and shamed include Rolls Royce, Total Oil, Orient …
Read the report here The Burma Campaign UK today publishes a hard-hitting new report accusing DFID of failing to support democracy in Burma, and failing to provide aid to some of the most vulnerable people in the country. It also calls for a doubling of the aid budget for Burma, which it describes as “woefully …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a resolution passed by the European Parliament calling on the United Nations Security Council to pass a binding resolution on Burma. The move by the European Parliament comes as the United States is circulating a draft resolution on Burma to Security Council members. Members of the European Parliament called …
Following new discussions on Burma at the UN Security Council today, the Burma Campaign UK called on the Council to pass a binding resolution requiring change in Burma. The call follows the failure of UN Under-Secretary General Ibrahim Gambari to secure any concessions from Burma’s military regime on a recent visit to the country. Gambari …
Media Release from Karen Human Rights Group Karen Women Resist Attacks by Burmese Regime Read the report here On November 22nd, Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) will release a report which accuses the Burmese military regime of repeatedly attacking unarmed women in Burma. The report is titled ‘Dignity in the Shadow of Oppression: The Abuse …
– Old Vic Theatre exclusively stages “The Lady of Burma”- Annie Lennox is available for interview. Please call Suki Dusanj on 020 7324 4716 Annie Lennox will contribute to the gala performance evening of ‘The Lady of Burma’, Sunday 12 November, at the Old Vic Theatre. She reads an exclusive message written by Archbishop Desmond …