Burma Campaign UK
The British government has announced it will be writing to all travel organisations with links to Burma asking them to end their involvement in tourism to the country. Foreign Office minister Mike O’Brien made the announcement in a debate on Burma in the House of Commons just before calling on British American Tobacco to close …
A Dutch campaign against British American Tobacco (BAT) was started today because of BAT’s investments in junta-controlled Burma. Some 30 campaigners from Burma Center Netherlands and Burmese refugees in Holland conducted campaigning activities at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, near the main office of BAT in The Netherlands. The campaigners had made a 2 by 2 by …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed British government calls for British American Tobacco (BAT) to pull out of Burma. Foreign Office Minister, Mike O’Brien in a meeting today with Martin Broughton, Chairman of British American Tobacco, asked BAT to withdraw their investment from Burma. Mr Broughton agreed to consider the request and to give a …
The Burma Campaign UK today expressed its deep concern at the news that Aung San Suu Kyi is being held under article 10a of Burma’s 1975 State Protection Law. UN envoy Razali Ismail revealed Aung San Suu Kyi told him this was the law she was being held under when he met with her last …
The Burma Campaign UK today demanded that Britain push for immediate action at the UN Security Council following news that Aung San Suu Kyi has been put in Insein Prison. Insein Prison is notorious for its harsh conditions and use of torture and beatings. “Insein is more than a prison,” said John Jackson, Director of …
As Aung San Suu Kyi spends her 58th birthday under arrest, parliamentarians from Europe and Asia have written a letter to Than Shwe, the dictator of Burma. They warn Than Shwe that they will be lobbying their governments to increase pressure on the regime, including taking the issue to the UN Security Council. They are …
12 noon Thursday 19 June 03 As Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi spends her 58th birthday under arrest, up to 100 protesters are expected to join the Burmese community on a protest outside the House of Commons. The protesters will be demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners …
The Burma Campaign UK today slammed new EU sanctions against Burma as totally ineffective. The EU today announced that following a crackdown on the democracy movement in Burma, it would bring forward sanctions originally planned for October. These measures include extending the number of people subject to a visa ban, and freezing the assets of …
FRIDAY 13 JUNE 2003 12.30 – 1.30PM PROTEST AT BURMESE EMBASSY, 19A KING CHARLES STREET, LONDON W1 Glenys Kinnock MEP will be joining a protest at the Burmese Embassy demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested on May 30th after a pro …
The Burma Campaign UK today announced it would be stepping up its campaign against tourism to Burma following a brutal crackdown on the democracy movement in that country. On Friday 30th May a pro-government militia ambushed a convoy carrying pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters. The attack turned into a massacre, with …
As UN envoy Razali Ismail returns home after failing to secure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burma Campaign UK said it is now time for the UN Security Council to act. “This is a snub to the United Nations and world opinion”, said John Jackson, Director of Burma Campaign UK. “The UN …
Evidence compiled by the Burma Campaign UK from reliable sources shows Burma’s dictatorship is covering up a state-sponsored massacre. There were no ‘clashes’, what happened on May 30th was a pre-meditated attack. The US state department has described it as an ambush. The British Foreign Office support this assertion. The attack was carried out …
The Burma Campaign UK today said it was astonished and appalled by the European Unions feeble response to the brutal crackdown on Burma’s democracy movement. “I cannot believe it has taken the EU six days since the arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi to come up with such a limp response”, said John Jackson, Director …
In the wake of the arrest of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burma Sanctions Coalition today called for Britain and the EU to immediately impose investment sanctions against Burma. The coalition, whose members include Burma Campaign UK, Friends of the Earth, The Co-operative Bank, UNISON, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, are calling for …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by clothing retailer Bonmarché that it has stopped sourcing clothes from Burma. The Burma Campaign UK is in the process of contacting all major clothing retailers as it compiles a ‘dirty list’ of those sourcing from Burma. Bonmarché made its decision after being contacted by the Burma …
The Burma Campaign UK today condemned British American Tobacco (BAT) for giving out misleading information that exaggerated the level of the poverty wages paid to its factory workers in Burma by 86 percent. When challenged by the Burma Campaign UK to verify the wages paid, BAT issued figures claiming that its lowest paid workers could …
Europe’s sixth largest travel company, Kuoni Travel, today announced that it would pull out Burma and that it will not return until democracy is restored. The move follows pressure from The Burma Campaign UK and Friends of the Earth and increases pressure on those UK companies still collaborating with the military regime, such as Orient …
Kuoni – Europe’s sixth largest travel company – has announced it will stop operating in Burma at the end of this year. The company has been on a ‘dirty list’ of companies in Burma published by the Burma Campaign UK. Sue Biggs, Managing Director of Kuoni, told the Burma Campaign UK: “As a result of …
Burma Campaign UK today called for the immediate release of Dr Salai Tun Than, a political prisoner on hunger strike in Burma. In March 2002 Dr Salai Tun Than, a retired university rector, was sentenced to seven years in prison for distributing a letter calling for democracy in Burma. On Sunday 27 April the 75 …
A coalition of organisations in 13 countries have joined forces to launch a new campaign to stop Austrian Airlines subsidiary Lauda Air flying to Burma. Burma, ruled by one of the most brutal military dictatorships in the world, is the subject of a tourist boycott following calls by Aung San Su Kyi, leader of Burma’s …
At today’s AGM the board of British American Tobacco faced a barrage of questions over its joint venture factory with Burma’s military dictatorship. Fifty protesters from Burma Campaign UK and Friends of the Earth greeted shareholders as they arrived for the AGM. Campaigners had also bought shares so they could attend the meeting. Deputy Chairman …
BAT’s social and environmental performance attacked at AGMBritish American Tobacco (BAT) AGM, The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London (tube: Moorgate) 11am: protest outside AGM. 11.30am: start of AGM. Friends of the Earth and the Burma Campaign will challenge British American Tobacco’s social and environmental record at the company’s AGM in London on Tuesday 15 April. Campaigners, …
11.15am – 15 April 2003 The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London EC1 British American Tobacco (BAT) shareholders arriving for their AGM tomorrow morning will be greeted by protesters wearing Burmese military uniforms and toting Rothmans cigarettes. Supporters of Burma Campaign UK and Friends of the Earth are calling on BAT to close its factory in Burma, …
In a major embarrassment for British American Tobacco (BAT) on the eve of its AGM, 77 MPs have signed an Early Day Motion calling on the company to close the factory it owns jointly with the military dictatorship in Burma. Activists from Burma Campaign UK and Friends of the Earth will hold a protest outside …