Cotton Traders faces Boycott over Burma Links
October 14, 2008
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...
British Government Pledges To Do All It Can to Help People Of Burma
October 13, 2008
The British Prime Minister’s website has issued a response to an online petition about Burma from the Burma Campaign UK. In its response the government pledges to do all it...
British Government Pressure Lloyd’s over Burma links
September 29, 2008
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...
Burma Uprising 1st Anniversary – Protesters Demand Prisoner Release
September 26, 2008
One year on from the brutal suppression of peaceful pro-democracy protests in Burma – known as the Saffron Revolution – campaigners around the world will be calling on Ban Ki-Moon...
Lloyd’s Secret Burma Profits
September 25, 2008
As Lloyd’s unveiled half –year profits of $1.76bn, the Burma Campaign UK today called on the company to come clean on how much of its profits are made from its...
11 Sakharov Prize winners calls for the immediate release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu
September 16, 2008
INFORMAL SAKHAROV PRIZE NETWORK Press release 16 September 2008 An informal network of 11 Sakharov Prize winners calls for the immediate release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi...
Burma Activists Trial – “More Charges Than Bin Laden”
September 5, 2008
Thirty-five people were dragged into a court in Rangoon in handcuffs for a third day today. They are charged with hundreds of offences, mostly for their alleged involvement in the...
Aung San Suu Kyi awarded Freedom of Dundee
September 3, 2008
The leader of the non-violent movement for human rights and democracy in Burma has been awarded the Freedom of Dundee. Aung San Suu Kyi, who has campaigned for democratic change...
Another Insurer pulls out of Burma – UK government must act
August 26, 2008
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...
$500 Compensation to Family of Kachin Schoolgirl Raped and Killed
August 23, 2008
The Burma Campaign UK has received reports that the family of a 15 year-old schoolgirl who was gang-raped, mutilated and killed by Burmese Army soldiers has been offered around $500...