Burma Campaign UK
The Burma Campaign UK welcomes the release from house arrest of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The release of the Nobel laureate is a crucial step towards the political and economic revival of Burma. However, the process is likely to be long and difficult, and the international pressure which has been a major …
To coincide with protests at Amerada Hess’s AGM in the US, the Burma Campaign UK is today calling on supporters to send faxes to Chairman John Hess’s direct number, calling on him to sell Hess’s 25 percent stake in Premier Oil. “We can’t be there in person but we can make sure they get the …
A new campaign to persuade Amerada Hess to sell its 25 percent shareholding in Premier Oil is launched in London today. The new campaign is aimed at increasing pressure on Premier Oil to pull out of Burma. In the first stage campaigners will use the internet to flood Hess’s UK and US offices with emails …
In a powerful call to action, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace laureate and veteran of the Anti-Apartheid struggle is urging the UK to impose sanctions against Burma. The call comes in support of the Burma Sanctions Coalition which launches today. The Coalition, representing business, unions and campaign groups includes the Body Shop, the Co-operative Bank, …
In a significant victory for the Burma Campaign UK (BCUK), lingerie giant Triumph International announced today that the company will close down its Burma-based manufacturing site. The announcement comes only two months after BCUK launched a campaign against Triumph – using striking images of models in barbed wire bras – in protest at the company’s …
The Norwegian Olympic Team has just announced cancellation of it’s Triumph International sponsorship because of the company’s presence in Burma and the Burma Campaign UK’s (BCUK) high profile campaign against the company. The Norwegian Team had refused to wear the Triumph logo or products unless the company pulls out of Burma. As Triumph has so …