Burma Campaign UK
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 …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s offer to meet with the Burmese regime. “The Burmese Generals need to realise that they and the people of Burma can win peace and freedom together” said John Jackson, Director of the Burma Campaign. “We hope the international stature of Archbishop Desmond Tutu can help them …
The Burmese Democratic Movement Association & The Burma Campaign UK INVITE YOU TO AN EVENING WITH MAUREEN LIPMAN MARK THOMAS & PRO-DEMOCRACY SINGER MUN AWNG 8th DECEMBER 2001, 7.30pm AT THE CANDID GALLERY, LONDON, N1 BURMESE FOOD WILL BE SERVED Tickets cost £12 each, including food For credit card bookings, call 020 7324 4710
On 8th December 2001 all living Nobel Peace Laureates will gather in Oslo to honour fellow Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, at an occasion which will mark the 10th anniversary of her own Peace award and the centennial anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize itself. Aung San Suu Kyi remains under house arrest in Burma. …
The Burma Campaign UK (BCUK) has welcomed an initiative, launched today by eight investment funds, which highlights Burma as a country posing unique problems for foreign investors. However, BCUK fears the initiative may fall short of achieving its objectives. The eight institutions, including Morley Fund Management, Henderson Global Investors and Friends Ivory and Sime, represent …