Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK today slammed American web services company Cloudflare as ‘complete hypocrites’ for terminating its services for the 8chan website, used by terrorist white nationalists involved in mass shootings in America and elsewhere, whilst still working for Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military. United Nations investigators have said Min Aung Hlaing …
As the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar today publishes a new report on Burmese military economic interests, Burma Campaign UK called on the British government to support their recommendation of sanctions on Burmese military companies. To date, the British government has not supported either the findings or the recommendations of the UN Fact-Finding Mission, …
Burma Campaign UK today called on Facebook to remove more than 25 Burmese military linked Facebook Pages on its site. The Pages are either run by the military, or by military-owned or controlled companies, or exactly reproduce military propaganda but may not be directly run by the military. The Myanmar Air Force Facebook Page even …
Burma Campaign UK today called on Tata to immediately halt sales of equipment to the Burmese military, and cancel any service or parts contracts in place. Tata is a huge Indian company, with revenues of over $100bn a year. In the UK, they are best known for the Tetley tea brand, owning Jaguar and Land …
Burma Campaign UK today called on Western Union to stop doing business with the military in Burma. Western Union is one of the world’s biggest money transfer companies. They have more than half a million agents around the world where money can be transferred. In Burma, they have chosen a bank controlled by the Burmese …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news from Visa that it has ended its promotion of the military-owned Okkala Golf Resort in Burma. Visa in Singapore had hired golf promotions company ‘Green Golf’ for a tailored golf promotion scheme for visa card holders. Visa had chosen to partner with the military-owned Okkala Golf Resort, promoting the …
Local residents along the Namtu (or Myitnge) River in northern Shan State are urging all foreign companies involved in dam projects on the river to follow the decision of Engie, the French company that pulled out of the Upper Yeywa Dam project. Engie was removed from Burma Campaign UK’s “Dirty List” of companies linked to human …
Local communities in northern Shan State are greatly encouraged that French company Engie has pulled out of the Upper Yeywa dam project, and are urging all other foreign companies involved in dams on the Namtu/Myitnge river to follow suit. Engie was removed from Burma Campaign UK’s “Dirty List” of companies linked to human rights violations in …
The French multinational energy company Engie has pulled out of the controversial Upper Yeywa dam project in Shan State, reports Malaysia’s news website the Star Online. Engie had been included on Burma Campaign UK’s “Dirty List” of 49 companies linked to human rights violations and environmental destruction in Myanmar. Burma Campaign UK has now removed Engie from …
French multinational energy company Engie has informed Burma Campaign UK that it is pulling out of the Upper Yeywa dam project in Shan State Burma, after being placed on a ‘Dirty List’ by Burma Campaign UK in December 2018. Engie is a French multinational energy and services company. In the UK it is an energy …
Japanese brewer Kirin has tightened its donations policy and will facilitate a human rights impact assessment on its operations after an Amnesty International report revealed it donated money to the Burmese military or Tatmadaw. As a result of the donations, Kirin has been listed in Burma Campaign UK’s “Dirty List”. ‘‘This isn’t a question of Kirin …
Burma Campaign UK published its ‘Dirty List’ in early December 2018, slamming 49 international companies accused of “operating in Myanmar in such a way that contributes to human rights violations and environmental destruction.” Mark Farmaner, the Director of Burma Campaign UK, argues “companies which supply equipment to the military or do business with the military, …
Burma Campaign UK named Facebook as one of 49 companies on a ‘dirty list’, for allowing the incitement of hatred and violence of minorities, in particular the Rohingya Muslim minority and Muslims in general, reports the American business magazine Forbes. “Although it has belatedly closed down accounts run by the Burmese military, it continues to …
Burma Campaign UK has published a ‘dirty list’ of companies continuing to do business with the military in Burma, reports the Organization for World Peace. Facebook, Toshiba, and VISA are amongst the 49 international companies that are ‘named and shamed’ for links to the Burmese military’s human rights abuses of Burma’s Rohingya Muslim population. Burma …
Chinese companies make up the bulk of a “dirty list” of corporations accused of involvement in human rights and environmental violations in Burma, or of doing business with the country’s military, reports the South China Morning Post. 16 Chinese companies supply the military with equipment and energy, and Chinese companies are involved in at least six controversial dam projects in conflict …
Facebook has been included on Burma Campaign UK’s “dirty list” of corporations accused of involvement in human rights and environmental violations, or of doing business with the military, reports the Dhaka Tribune. Burma Campaign UK said Facebook was on the “dirty list” because it had “consistently allowed its platform to be used to incite hatred and …
Facebook is among the 49 corporations named on Burma Campaign UK’s “Dirty List”, reports the Bangladesh-based Daily Star. “The Dirty List” names international companies doing business with the military, or involved in projects where there are human rights violations or environmental destruction. Read Daily Star report See BCUK’s Dirty List
Several companies from the U.S., U.K., France, Switzerland, and China have been added to a “dirty list” of corporations accused of human rights or environmental violations in Myanmar, and companies allegedly involved with the country’s military, reports the Inquisitr. Burma Campaign UK names Facebook on the list as it “consistently allowed its platform to be …
Burma Campaign UK has put Facebook on its shame list of 49 state and private firms from Europe, Asia and the United States working with the military, according to the Pakistan-based UrduPoint. Burma Campaign UK says “The Dirty List Names international companies doing business with the military in Burma. The list also includes international companies involved in projects where there are human rights violations or environmental destruction.” Read UrduPoint report See …
Facebook is one of 49 companies from the US, UK, France, Switzerland and China named on Burma Campaign UK’s “dirty list” of corporations accused of involvement in human rights and environmental violations, reports the Guardian. “We hope that being named on this list will prompt some companies to end their involvement with the military or operations linked …
49 companies worldwide are named and shamed in Burma Campaign UK’s latest “Dirty List” of firms that do business with the military, reports the Irrawaddy. The companies’ operations have been linked to human rights violations or environmental destruction in Burma. Mark Farmaner, BCUK’s Director, told The Irrawaddy: “There is no single measure that will pressure the military …
Burma Campaign UK has “named and shamed” 49 international companies it accuses of having links to the Burmese military, reports the UAE-based National. “Companies which supply equipment to the military, or do business with the military, are complicit in the human rights violations committed by them,” said Mark Farmaner, Director of BCUK. “We are not saying …
The Burma Campaign UK, published its “Dirty List of international companies linked to the military in Burma, or companies whose operations are linked to human rights violations or environmental destruction”, reports the journalist Rashmee Roshan Lall. The 49-strong list included America’s Western Union and Facebook, India’s Tata, and Japan’s Toshiba. Burma Campaign UK said its aim …
Burma Campaign UK is planning to name and shame companies linked with human rights violations in Burma, publishing a revived version of its ‘Dirty List’ in early 2018. First published in 2002, the ‘Dirty List’ named and shamed companies linked to the military dictatorship in Burma, or linked to human rights violations. More than 100 …