Burma Campaign UK
South Africa votes for dictatorship The Burma Campaign UK today condemned China and Russia for vetoing a Security Council resolution requiring the restoration of democracy to Burma. “It is deeply disappointing that China and Russia have used their veto” said Yvette Mahon, Director of the Burma Campaign UK. “This is a blow, but not a …
Regime Trying to Manipulate UN Security Council The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of 88 Generation Student leaders Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi, Htay Kway, Min Zeya and Myint Aye. The five were arrested in September 2006, and have been held without charge since then. “While their release is very welcome, it …
World’s largest tiger reserve being ravaged by Burmese junta’s greed for gold A new report, Valley of Darkness, by undercover local researchers exposes how Burma’s military junta is promoting extensive gold-mining in the Hugawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Kachin State. The junta has expanded military control of the valley and sold off vast tracts as …
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 …
MEDIA RELEASE FROM 6 HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS An ‘alternative’ human rights report is published today to coincide with the publication by the British government of its annual human rights report. Analysing the government’s approach to six places with serious human rights problems – Burma, Chagos Archipelago, Colombia, Tibet, West Papau and Western Sahara – the …
Three key diary dates: 9th October 2006 – Aung San Suu Kyi reaches 4,000 days in detention. 24th October 2006 – Aung San Suu Kyi reaches 11 years in detention. 12th November 2006 – Aung San Suu Kyi play premiers in London. Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democracy movement, reaches a total of …
The Burma Campaign UK today launches a campaign calling on people to post pineapples to Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett to highlight what it calls ‘farcical’ European Union sanctions against Burma. The EU has banned European companies from investing in a pineapple juice factory in Burma, but not taken action to stop investment in Burma’s …
– Old Vic Theatre exclusively stages “The Lady of Burma”- On Sunday 12 November, ‘The Lady of Burma’, a powerful new play about Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burma’s pro-democracy leader, will show exclusively at the Old Vic Theatre, London. This is the first time that her story will have been …
Delegates attending the Annual Conference of the Conservative Party – the main opposition party in the UK – yesterday gave Burmese democracy activist Zoya Phan a standing ovation following her speech to the conference. Zoya Phan addressed more than 3,500 people in the conference hall, and the speech was broadcast live on national television. In …
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to stop foreign companies using UK overseas territories to channel investment into military ruled Burma. A Ch4 Dispatches documentary on Burma broadcast at 8pm on Monday 2nd October reveals that Total Oil used UK overseas territories to invest in Burma. The UK is ranked the …
The Burma Campaign UK today expressed concern at what appears to be a new crackdown on democracy activists in Burma. Two more dissidents were reportedly arrested this morning, and more arrests are expected to follow. Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi and Ko Htay Kyaw of the 88 Generation Students were arrested on Wednesday September …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the first formal discussion on Burma at the United Nations Security Council as a very significant step forward, and called for the next step to be a binding resolution. “This discussion means that at long last the crisis in Burma is getting the international attention it deserves,” said Mark …
The Burma Campaign UK condemned the arrests of Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi and Ko Htay Kyaw. The three are leaders of the 88 Students Generation who were among the leaders of the democracy uprising in 1988. Other members of their organisation have been told to stay away from events being held today to …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that the United Nations Security Council has voted to hold its first formal discussion on Burma. “This vote is a major step forward towards getting the UN to accept its responsibility to act on Burma,” said Yvette Mahon, Director of the Burma Campaign UK. ”We call on Council …
Press Release from Glenys Kinnock MEP/ASE Labour, Wales – Llafur, Cymru Glenys Kinnock today slammed the EU’s decision to allow Burma’s military regime to take part in this weekend’s Asia-Europe summit. The MEP and Patron of the Burma Campaign UK, said the decision to allow the Burmese Foreign Minister to attend the ASEM meeting of …
EU must set a deadline for change in Burma World leaders gathering in Helsinki, Finland, this weekend for the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) will be dining with Burma’s military dictatorship following a decision earlier this year to allow the regime to attend meetings in Europe. The EU visa ban was ‘reinterpreted’ to allow Burma to attend, …
A report released today in Bangkok at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand warns that people displaced by conflict in Burma face a public health catastrophe. The report entitled “Chronic Emergency” released by the Backpack Health Worker Team (BPHWT), is the result of systematic surveys in communities of internally displaced persons living in the eastern conflict zones …
Organisations campaigning for democracy in Burma, today released a position paper Pro-Aid, Pro-Sanctions, Pro-Engagement, : detailing their policy on humanitarian assistance to the country. The position paper has been published, in part, to rebut attempts by anti-sanctions advocates to portray those supporting targeted economic sanctions as being opposed to humanitarian assistance. The paper also provides a …
Media Release from the Shwe Gas Movement Burma’s military regime stands to profit by US$12-17 billion dollars from the Shwe Gas project in western Burma, according to a new report released by the Shwe Gas Movement today. The report, titled Supply and Command, details how the sale of natural gas to regional neighbours India and China, …