Burma Campaign UK
Media Release From Trillium Asset Management Corporation and Domini Social Investments Contacts: Susan Baker, Trillium Asset Management Corporation 617-292-8026 x 252 Shin Furuya, Domini Social Investments LLC 212-217-1095 Toyota states that it shares investor concerns about the human rights situation in Burma October 5, 2010 – In a letter to a group of investors, Toyota Motor …
115 civil society organizations and political parties from 20 countries today submitted an open letter to China’s President Hu Jintao calling for the suspension of oil and gas pipelines through Burma in order to prevent rights abuses and regional instability, avoiding financial and image risks to China. Petitions were submitted by the Shwe Gas Movement …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the renewal of EU sanctions against the military dictatorship in Burma. EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Luxembourg today extended the EU Common Position on Burma for a further year. The Burmese dictatorship had called on the EU to lift sanctions. Some European governments sided with the regime and supported …
In a major victory for the Burma Campaign UK’s Insurance Campaign, QBE Insurance has announced it has cancelled insurance it provided to Burma and is to cease providing insurance to companies operating in the country. QBE is the largest managing agent at Lloyd’s of London and describes itself as “Australia’s largest international general insurance and …
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the British Government to investigate if UK registered insurance companies have bribed the Burmese junta. The call follows insurance giant, Aon, being fined £5.25 million last week for financial crimes, including reportedly bribing a junta owned company. “Corruption is endemic in Burma, the Financial Services Authority must now …
30 new companies have been added to the “Dirty List” published today by the Burma Campaign UK. A total of 170 companies feature on the new list. The ‘Dirty List’ exposes companies that are directly or indirectly helping to finance Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. For a copy of the Dirty List click here:http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/index.php/burma/dirty-and-clean-list/dirty-list/contact-details “This list …
Democracy campaigners will today distribute open letters to Lloyd’s staff explaining how Lloyd’s of London is helping to fund Burma’s brutal dictatorship. “Lloyd’s are helping to fund a murderous dictatorship that rapes, tortures and kills those who call for human rights and democracy” said Johnny Chatterton, Campaigns Officer at the Burma Campaign UK. “The management …
Supporters of the Burma Campaign UK sent one email a minute to the management of Lloyd’s of London, last week, urging them to stop Lloyd’s syndicates insuring companies in Burma. The email campaign, launched Wednesday, targeted the senior management of Lloyd’s and was copied to the management of Lloyd’s syndicates that are known to insure …
Cotton Traders has informed the Burma Campaign UK that it is to pull out of Burma days after a public boycott campaign was launched. The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the news that Cotton Traders are to pull out of Burma. The campaign group launched a public boycott against the company on Wednesday October 15th …
The Burma Campaign UK today called on Cotton Traders to stop sourcing clothes from Burma, or face a boycott campaign, to be launched on Wednesday 15th October. Clothing exports are an important source of income for Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. Burmese trade unions have called on companies not to source clothing from Burma, as the …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the news that the British Government has written to Lloyd’s of London expressing their disapproval of the marketplace’s links with the Burmese junta. The government letter now places Lloyd’s under huge pressure. In 2003 British American Tobacco pulled out of Burma after receiving similar requests from the British Government. …
Arab Insurance Group (Arig) has confirmed that it has pulled out of the Burmese insurance market. The company’s involvement with Burma was exposed one month ago by the Burma Campaign UK’s report, Insuring Repression. Last week it was announced that another insurer, XL, had withdrawn from the market. “This is excellent news, Arig have acted …
Two major insurers are pulling out of Burma only three weeks after the Burma Campaign UK published its report, Insuring Repression, highlighting how insurance companies have facilitated the flow of billions of dollars to the Burmese regime. The companies, XL and Chubb, separately announced the withdrawals in statements to the campaign. XL Capital stated that …
Read the report here: http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/insurance.php The Burma Campaign UK today publishes a groundbreaking new report exposing how foreign insurance companies have facilitated the flow of billions of dollars to the Burmese regime, money that hasn’t benefitted Burma’s people and has instead been used to finance campaigns of repression and ethnic cleansing. The report, named Insuring Repression, …
New Burma “Dirty List” – Companies Named and Shamed BBC Worldwide, Toyota, Qantas, TATA join Burma “Dirty List” 50 new companies have been added to the “Dirty List” published today by the Burma Campaign UK. A total of 154 companies feature on the new list. The ‘Dirty List’ exposes companies that are directly or indirectly …
Info Birmanie, The Burma Campaign UK, and the Fédération Internationale des Droits de l’Homme (FIDH) today questioned TOTAL’s board of directors over the French company’s moral and financial support to the Burmese regime through its gas projects in the country. Last October the Chief Executive of TOTAL, Christophe de Margerie, stated that the Yadana gas …
Burma Campaigners have purchased shares in Total Oil in order to attend the company’s Annual General Meeting in Paris on Friday. Total Oil is one of the largest corporate funders of the military dictatorship in Burma, which is currently denying aid to millions of its citizens following a devastating cyclone which struck the country on …
Willis Ceases Cover to Burma, Pressure Mounts on Insurers Operating in Burma The Burma Campaign UK welcomes the undertaking by the world’s third largest insurance broker to end their involvement in Burma. The decision follows the company being placed on Burma Campaign’s ‘Dirty List’ in 2004 and the creation of an advisory panel of insurance …
UK-wide protests against Total Oil’s involvement with the Burmese military regime Saturday 24 November 2007: Burma solidarity protests will take place at Total petrol stations across the UK on Saturday as part of a day of action calling for the company to stop financing the country’s military junta. Over 30 petrol stations are being targeted, …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by the European Union that it will impose targeted sanctions against the regime in Burma. The EU has agreed a ban on investment in, and imports of, Burmese timber, metals and gems. It is also considering a ban on all new investment if the regime does not …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by Rolls-Royce that the company is ceasing all business in Burma. The Burma Campaign UK this afternoon received a faxed statement from Rolls-Royce confirming it is ending its involvement in Burma. “We welcome the fact that Rolls-Royce have finally done the decent thing, and cut their ties …
The Burma Campaign UK today warmly welcomed a decision by D.A. Watts & Sons to stop purchasing teak from Burma. It follows announcements in recent days by Timbmet and K J Howells and Son that they will also no longer purchase teak from Burma. Timber exports are a major source of revenue for the regime. …
The Burma Campaign UK today warmly welcomed announcements by Timbmet and K J Howells and Son that they will no longer sell teak from Burma. Timber exports are a major source of revenue for the regime in Burma. Both companies have featured on a ‘Dirty List’ of companies directly or indirectly funding the regime in …
A press release by the Mon Youth Progressive Organization Over half a million city residents, farmers, and fisher folk living at the mouth of the Salween River in Burma stand to lose their major source of drinking water, agricultural productivity, and fish stocks if dams planned upstream go ahead. The report, In the Balance, released today …