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Burma: situation looking better |
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Things are are looking up in Burma at last. One of the world's most brutal regimes is facing long delayed criticism. The UN Security Council will discuss action for the first time ever and now Burma's neighbours in Asia are piling on the pressure as well.
Read 'Leaders bite the Burma bullet' by Simon Tisdall in The Guardian (13/12/05)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/burma/story/0,,1665948,00.html
New 'Dirty List' of companies
The Burma Campaign UK has published a new edition of the 'Dirty List', which exposes companies directly or indirectly funding the regime in Burma. A total of 101 companies feature on the list. You can view the list at:
http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/dirty_list/dirty_list.php
Take Action: Email TOTAL Oil
French oil giant TOTAL Oil is in business with Burma's brutal military dictatorship. Its joint venture in the Yadana gas project in southern Burma earns the military regime hundreds of millions of dollars every year. Ask TOTAL Oil to pull out of Burma now:
http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/total.html
True scale of torture
The Assistance Association of Political Prisoners has published a new report - The Darkness We See. The report exposes for the first time the true scale of torture in Burma, and how the regime is using torture to attempt to shatter the identity of democracy activists. Find out more at:
http://www.aappb.org/ |
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