TOTAL Oil & Burma – New Report & Campaign
February 21, 2005
On Monday 21st February the Burma Campaign UK publishes a hard-hitting new report exposing how oil giant TOTAL plays a crucial role in funding and protecting Burma’s brutal military dictatorship….
EU lets Burma into ASEM
September 6, 2004
EU puts trade before human rights France & Germany dictate British foreign policy on Burma The Burma Campaign UK today condemned the European Union for agreeing to admit Burma into…
Tories welcome BAT withdrawal from Burma
February 26, 2004
SUPPORT GROWS FOR BURMA INVESTMENT BAN The Burma Campaign UK is welcoming cross-party support for its campaign to persuade companies not to invest in Burma. Speaking in a debate in…
UK ignores EU Burma Sanctions
February 25, 2004
The UK and other European Union members are not fully implementing the EU asset freeze on the Burmese regime. As a result total frozen assets could be a meagre £57….
Germany is protecting Burma’s dictatorship says new Europe-wide campaign
August 21, 2003
Burma campaign groups across Europe are today joining forces to persuade Germany to support EU sanctions on Burma. Despite the recent massacre and crackdown in Burma, Germany is defying calls…
Germany blocks EU sanctions on Burma
July 21, 2003
The Burma Campaign UK today accused Germany of protecting Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. European Union foreign ministers meeting today were expected to discuss what action they would take against the…
Investment in Burma – Risks outweigh benefits
November 12, 2001
A new report published today by the Burma Campaign UK finds that companies investing in Burma expose themselves to economic and political risks that could damage their profitability. The report:…
Labour one step closer to economic sanctions as Burton Group pull out of Burma
July 4, 1997
In an interview on BBC 2’s Newsnight on 3 July the Government moved British Foreign policy on Burma one step closer to supporting full economic sanctions against the country. Foreign…
Britain embargoes Burma trade promotion
June 19, 1997
The election of the new Labour government may prove a good omen for Burma’s democracy movement. Today as the British Ambassador hand delivered a birthday greeting to Daw Aung San…
BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO RANGOON ENCOURAGES TRADE AS BURMESE JUNTA CONTINUES TO ATTACK REFUGEES
March 2, 1995
The British Ambassador to Rangoon Mr J N D Hartland-Swann, backed by the Department of Trade and Industry, has arranged for a second British Week which is being held currently…