Amerada Hess targeted by new campaign over Premier Oil investment
March 28, 2002
A new campaign to persuade Amerada Hess to sell its 25 percent shareholding in Premier Oil is launched in London today. The new campaign is aimed at increasing pressure on...
Archbishop Tutu urges UK sanctions against Burma
March 18, 2002
In a powerful call to action, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace laureate and veteran of the Anti-Apartheid struggle is urging the UK to impose sanctions against Burma. The call comes...
Campaigners force Triumph International’s withdrawal from Burma
January 28, 2002
In a significant victory for the Burma Campaign UK (BCUK), lingerie giant Triumph International announced today that the company will close down its Burma-based manufacturing site. The announcement comes only...
Defeating Triumph
December 20, 2001
The Norwegian Olympic Team has just announced cancellation of it’s Triumph International sponsorship because of the company’s presence in Burma and the Burma Campaign UK’s (BCUK) high profile campaign against...
Burma Campaign UK welcomes Tutu offer to meet regime
December 11, 2001
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s offer to meet with the Burmese regime. “The Burmese Generals need to realise that they and the people of Burma can...
Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Nobel Peace Award
December 8, 2001
The Burmese Democratic Movement Association & The Burma Campaign UK INVITE YOU TO AN EVENING WITH MAUREEN LIPMAN MARK THOMAS & PRO-DEMOCRACY SINGER MUN AWNG 8th DECEMBER 2001, 7.30pm AT...
All Living Nobel Peace Laureates gather to honour Aung San Suu Kyi
December 3, 2001
On 8th December 2001 all living Nobel Peace Laureates will gather in Oslo to honour fellow Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, at an occasion which will mark the 10th anniversary...
Investment funds’ initiative on Burma won’t end boycotts
December 3, 2001
The Burma Campaign UK (BCUK) has welcomed an initiative, launched today by eight investment funds, which highlights Burma as a country posing unique problems for foreign investors. However, BCUK fears...
Premier Oil fails Investment Funds’ Guidelines on Burma
December 3, 2001
An initiative, launched today by eight investment funds, highlights Burma as a country posing unique problems for foreign companies. The eight institutions, including Morley Fund Management, Henderson Global Investors and...
Support Breasts – Not Dictators
November 27, 2001
The Burma Campaign UK (BCUK) today launched a campaign targeting lingerie giant Triumph International, in protest at the company’s support for Burma’s ruling military junta. BCUK is calling for a...