Burma Campaign UK
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. EU members have a joint policy on Burma, known as a ‘common position’. In 2000 they agreed to freeze the assets of ‘undertakings or entities …
Orient Express challenge British government policy on Burma The Burma Campaign UK condemned today’s news that Orient Express has invested in Hosia Company of Hong Kong. Hosia owns the Pansea Hotel chain, which includes the Pansea Yangon Hotel, situated in Burma’s capital. Orient Express also has an option to purchase 100 percent of Hosia equity. …
Companies refusing to disclose if they source clothes from Burma are today named and shamed by the Burma Campaign UK. Click here to read the report 41 clothing retailers have ignored repeated requests to disclose whether they source clothes from Burma. They include Harrods, Benetton, Argos, Jeffrey Rogers, MK One, Paul Smith, and Calvin Klein. …
A new report by the Burma Campaign UK reveals most major high street retailers are now boycotting Burma. The report – Coming Clean, British Clothing Retailers and Burma – names ninety-nine major high street brands that refuse to source clothing from Burma because of human rights concerns. Not one of the top-ten British clothing retailers will now …
MTV Networks Europe is set to launch a powerful continuation of it’s on air campaign urging the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the Burmese Democratic Movement. Following on from Aung San Suu Kyi being announced winner of last month’s Free Your Mind Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2003, MTV Europe …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that the Railway Touring Company will no longer operate tours to Burma. The company had featured on a ‘Dirty List’ published by the Burma Campaign UK. The Railway Touring Company is the 7th travel company this year to pull out of Burma. So far this year Kuoni, Abercrombie …