129 Companies Shamed on New Burma ‘Dirty List’
December 19, 2006
Thirty-four companies have been added to the new ‘Dirty List’ published today by the Burma Campaign UK. A total of 129 companies feature on the new list. The ‘Dirty List’...
DFID Failing to Support Democracy in Burma – New Report
December 18, 2006
Read the report here The Burma Campaign UK today publishes a hard-hitting new report accusing DFID of failing to support democracy in Burma, and failing to provide aid to some...
European Parliament calls for Security Council Burma Resolution
December 14, 2006
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a resolution passed by the European Parliament calling on the United Nations Security Council to pass a binding resolution on Burma. The move by...
Security Council Burma Briefing – Time for Action
November 27, 2006
Following new discussions on Burma at the UN Security Council today, the Burma Campaign UK called on the Council to pass a binding resolution requiring change in Burma. The call...
‘Dignity in the Shadow of Oppression’ – New Report from Karen Human Rights Group
November 22, 2006
Media Release from Karen Human Rights Group Karen Women Resist Attacks by Burmese Regime Read the report here On November 22nd, Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) will release a report...
The Lady of Burma, Annie Lennox & Tutu’s pin up
November 9, 2006
- Old Vic Theatre exclusively stages “The Lady of Burma”- Annie Lennox is available for interview. Please call Suki Dusanj on 020 7324 4716 Annie Lennox will contribute to the...
Alternative Human Rights Report Slams UK Foreign Policy
October 12, 2006
MEDIA RELEASE FROM 6 HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS An ‘alternative’ human rights report is published today to coincide with the publication by the British government of its annual human rights report. ...
Aung San Suu Kyi reaches 4,000 days in detention – 9th October
October 6, 2006
Three key diary dates: 9th October 2006 - Aung San Suu Kyi reaches 4,000 days in detention. 24th October 2006 - Aung San Suu Kyi reaches 11 years in detention....
Post a Pineapple to the Foreign Secretary
October 4, 2006
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...
Aung San Suu Kyi – The Play
October 4, 2006
- Old Vic Theatre exclusively stages “The Lady of Burma”- On Sunday 12 November, ‘The Lady of Burma’, a powerful new play about Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize...