Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the decision by Total Energies to withdraw from Burma. Total Energies announced the decision today, just a day after it came out in support of gas revenue sanctions in a letter to Human Rights Watch. The Yadana gas field which it operates could have provided half a billion dollars of …
Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a call by the European Parliament for more European Union (EU) sanctions on state owned banks, gas revenue, and the State Administrative Council, a body set up by the military after the coup. The European Parliament passed a Resolution on 7th October calling for further action by the EU. It …
Statement By European Karen Network EU Must Act in Response to Bombing in Karen State and Killing of Protesters The European Karen Network, representing Karen communities in Europe, calls for urgent action by the European Union in response to the use of jet aircraft to bomb villagers in Karen state, and the killing of more …
Burma Campaign UK today described the EU response to the military coup as pathetically weak and ineffective. Almost two months after the military coup in Burma, the EU today finally announced the action it is taking against the Burmese military in response to the coup and the killing of more than 200 unarmed protesters. The …
Global Free Burma’s Political Prisoners Campaign Launches Today A global signature campaign for the release of Burma’s political prisoners has been launched today, on Burma’s Human Rights Day. The campaign aims to collect 888,888 signatures before 24 May 2009, the legal date that Nobel Peace Prize winner Daw Aung San Suu Kyi should be released …
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 …
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 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 …
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY – 12.30-1.30pm Friday 12th May 2006 Demonstration at TOTAL Oil’s London HQ: 33 Cavendish Square London W1G OPW Nearest tube: Oxford Circus As shareholders gather for the Annual General Meeting of TOTAL Oil, actions against the French oil giant will take place across Europe, including the UK, France, Ireland, Austria and the Netherlands. …
Press Release NATIONAL COALITION GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF BURMA NCGUB Thanks Pro-Democracy, Support Groups for Burma Protesting Total The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) expresses its solidarity with all pro-democracy and support groups for Burma which will be holding the “International Day to Protest Total’s Investments in Burma” in several …
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY – 12.30-1.30pm Friday 3rd February Demonstration at TOTAL Oil’s London HQ: 33 Cavendish Square London W1G OPW Nearest tube: Oxford Circus Actions against the French oil giant will take place in at least 15 countries worldwide, including the Netherlands, France, UK, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Romania, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Ireland, Australia, Thailand and …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the climbdown by TOTAL Oil – which was being sued in French courts over its involvement in forced labour in Burma. Total has agreed to set up a £3.5 million humanitarian fund in an out of court settlement. Horrific human rights abuses were committed during the construction of TOTAL’s …
House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Issued by Vera Baird QC MP and John Bercow MP Co-Chairs of the All Party Group on Burma MPs TELL TOTAL TO GET OUT OF BURMA On the 10th anniversary of the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, Vera Baird QC MP and John Bercow MP met with representatives …
As France prepares to celebrate Bastille Day on Thursday, 134 MPs have signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling on French oil giant TOTAL Oil to pull out of Burma. TOTAL Oil – the fourth largest oil company in the UK – is the largest European investor in Burma. At the same time, Burmese communities …
Burmese communities in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia will urge the French government to end its protection of Burma’s military junta. The call comes before Bastille Day (July 14) when France celebrates its revolution and the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris. Burmese communities are protesting France’s veto of EU economic sanctions against …
John Jackson is to step down as Co-Director of the Burma Campaign UK as of July 15th. John is a founder member of the Burma Campaign UK, and has worked as a full-time Director since 1998. He will remain on the Board. John will be joining MTV to work on a global initiative on HIV/AIDS …
On Sunday 19th June 2005 Aung San Suu Kyi will be 60 years old. It will be her 3,523rd day in detention (9 years & 238 days). There is currently no prospect of her being released. PROTEST AT BURMESE EMBASSY – LONDON Friday 17th June, 12-2pm, 19a Charles St, London. Nearest tube Green Park. Demonstration …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …