Burma Campaign UK
At its AGM on Tuesday 17th May, the board of TOTAL Oil will face questions about its involvement in Burma. In addition, campaigners in the USA will demonstrate outside the French Embassy and 5 Consulates, attacking France’s ‘blood for gas’ foreign policy on Burma. In Holland a report will be published detailing the role TOTAL …
DAMIEN RICE & LISA HANNIGAN SINGLE: ‘UNPLAYED PIANO’ RELEASE DATE: JUNE 20 LIVE: LONDON PALLADIUM Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan are to release ‘Unplayed Piano’ as a single on June 20 in support of the Free Aung San Suu Kyi 60th Birthday Campaign, a global initiative to free the Burmese Nobel Peace Prize recipient on …
We asked all the main UK political parties for their policy on Burma. We received the following responses. In alphabetical order Conservative Party Burma: Labour’s Failure. The British Government promised that the international community ‘will not stand idly by’ (Foreign Office minister Mike O’Brien, Press Release, 19 June 2003) in the face of continued suffering …
Tutu calls for international action Campaigners Organise Global Day of Action to Free World’s Only Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient On Her 60th Birthday “As long as she remains under arrest, none of us is truly free,” says South Africa’s Desmond Tutu. (Washington, DC, London and Bangkok) Sixty days before the 60th birthday of the …
Media Release from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Burma 289 MPs call for UN action on Burma A Commons Early Day Motion (EDM) supporting Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and calling on the British government to put Burma on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council, has gained more support …
The Burma Campaign UK today warned that ChevronTexaco’s purchase of UNOCAL means it could become a target of human rights campaigners. UNOCAL has significant investments in military ruled Burma. ChevronTexaco’s $18bn takeover of UNOCAL will make the company a partner of Burma’s military regime in the Yadana gas project in Burma. Earlier this year a …
Democracy groups banned from meeting MEPs demand enquiry The Burma Campaign UK today condemned the European Commission for banning pro-democracy organisations from a European Union conference on democracy in Burma. EU ‘Burma Day’, held in Brussels on Tuesday 5th April, is meant to be discussing prospects for democratic change in military run Burma. Instead the …
Aon Corporation, one of the largest insurance companies in the world, has informed the Burma Campaign UK it is terminating all business in Burma. Aon featured on the ‘Dirty List’ of companies directly or indirectly funding the regime in Burma, which is published by the Burma Campaign UK. The company will now be removed from …
EUROPEAN BURMA NETWORK Statement from the European Burma Network meeting at the offices of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva, 19-20 March 2005 Recalling that the European Union meeting in Ireland in April 2004 had set minimum standards in order for the EU to consider that the current National Convention convened by the ruling State Peace …
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. The report Totalitarian Oil – TOTAL Oil: Fuelling the oppression in Burma, coincides with the launch of a global campaign against the company, supported by 40 …
Message from Prime Minister Tony Blair The UK has been at the forefront of efforts over many years to draw attention to the extent of abuse in Burma, and to bring pressure to bear on the military regime to reform. We are actively working with our European and international partners, as well as through the …
Over 70 celebrities and politicians are backing a new public awareness campaign asking people not to holiday in Burma because of human rights concerns. The new campaign “I’m Not Going”, is being launched on Tuesday 1st February 2005. “The best role in the world wouldn’t get me to Burma,” said Anna Friel, one of the …
Hosted by Jon Snow Comedy with Mark Thomas and John Lenahan music from Mike Rosenberg Heidi Vogel & Gustavo Marquez Doors open 7.00pm Performances start 8pm 28 January 2005 at Conway Hall, London, WC1R Tickets cost £15 each; £10 concessions For credit card bookings, call 020 7324 4710 or send a cheque made payable to …
Reported by Democratic Voice of Burma Jan 6, 2004 While the world is witnessing the unfolding of traumatizing damages done by the earthquake and subsequent tsunamis on Sunday December 26, people around the world are still wondering what kinds of effect would they have on Burma which has over two thousand km long coastline on …
Aung San Suu Kyi’s safety under threat 123 MPs call on government to put Burma on United Nations Security Council agenda Following news that Aung San Suu Kyi’s personal security has been removed, the Burma Campaign UK today expressed fears that her life could be in danger, and called on the United Nations Security Council …
Following news that Aung San Suu Kyi has had her detention under house arrest extended, the Burma Campaign UK is concerned that without international action she could face the rest of her life in detention. U Lwin, spokesman for Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, has told Reuters news agency that police vehicles entered her …
The Burma Campaign UK today warned that the takeover of the Royal Scotsman luxury train by Orient Express will cast a shadow of shame over one of Scotland’s most prestigious tourist attractions. Orient Express today announced its takeover of the Royal Scotsman, described by Visit Scotland as “The world’s most luxurious train.” Orient Express are …
British Government must bar Dictatorship Delegation Burma’s brutal military dictatorship is sending a delegation to the World Travel Market exhibition, organised by Reed Elsevier, to be held in London Docklands from 8-11 November. The Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to deny entry visas to a tourism delegation being sent to the …
Read Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s article here Tutu challenges governments on both sides of the argument over war in Iraq to prove their commitment to ending rule of oppressive dictators. Writing in today’s International Herald Tribune, Archbishop Desmond Tutu issues a broadside against international inaction on Burma. He demands that governments do more to support Aung …
On Sunday October 24th 2004 Aung San Suu Kyi will have been under arrest for a total of 9 years. 59 year old Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democracy movement, is serving her third term of house arrest. She was arrested on May 30th after a pro-regime militia attacked a convoy she was …
Burmese political exiles and supporters of the Burma Campaign UK will join forces to protest at the London head office of Austrian Airlines on Wednesday 6 October. Austrian Airlines subsidiary Lauda Air is the only European airline with direct flights to Burma. Burma, ruled by one of the most brutal military dictatorships in the world, …
The Burma Campaign UK today condemned Comic Relief for entering into a partnership with delivery company DHL, which is in a joint venture with Burma’s military dictatorship. “We are appalled that Comic Relief have entered into this partnership,” said John Jackson, Director of the Burma Campaign UK. “Red Nose Day will be Red Face Day …
Deutsche Post’s UK postal ambitions could be damaged by its DHL subsidiary’s joint venture with Burma’s military dictatorship. The Burma Campaign UK today warned that it will launch a vigorous campaign to oppose Deutsche Post’s entry into the UK postal market. Deutsche Post is hoping to capture lucrative parts of the British postal market when …
The Burma Campaign UK is today launching its redesigned and upgraded website: burmacampaign.org.uk. Since its launch in 2001 the website has become the Burma Campaign UK’s main method of communicating news and campaign messages to the public. It now receives more than 325,000 visits per year, making it one of the most visited Burma campaign …