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	UNISON the public service union - News features
		As a non-violent campaigner for democracy in a country blighted by oppression, and a person willing to make huge personal sacrifices on behalf of her people, Aung San Suu Kyi is to the Burmese what Nelson Mandela was to fl South Africans – inspirational, irreplaceable, a symbol for a better future.
		Burma’s brutal dictatorship is responsible for forced labour, child labour, trafficking in prostitution and the imprisonment of political prisoners.
		The Burma Campaign UK is calling for a ban on arms and new investment to Burma, and a ban on Burmese exports of oil, gas, gems, garments, minerals and timber.
	www.unison.org.uk /features/features/0309burma.asp (1352 words)

	Burma Campaign UK - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Burma Campaign UK is an organization dedicated to the promotion of human rights and democracy in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).
		Among their goals are the fall of the military dictatorship government and the permanent release of political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi.
		The current director of the Burma Campaign UK is Yvette Mahon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burma_Campaign_UK (260 words)

	Burma Campaign UK
		At present the Burma Campaign UK is co-ordinating boycott campaigns targeting Lonely Planet and tourism to Burma.
		Diethelm boasts that it pioneered tourism to Burma.
		In July 2002 Intrepid decided to return to Burma, using the excuse of Aung San Suu Kyi's release from house arrest, even though she has stated since her release that nothing had changed in Burma and pressure should not be relaxed.
	www.commondreams.org /news2003/0820-07.htm (4881 words)

	KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. -- Socially Responsible Investing and Research
		The Burma Campaign UK today publishes an updated version of its 'Dirty List' of companies whose operations are directly or indirectly helping to finance the military dictatorship in Burma.
		The Burma Campaign UK is currently calling for a boycott of Lonely Planet as it publishes a guide to Burma.
		Campaign action sheets for each of the companies are available on the Burma Campaign UK website: www.burmacampaign.org.uk.
	www.kld.com /release.cgi?id=2054 (4936 words)

	Press Release - UK Burma Campaign
		Burma's ruling military regime has one of the worst human rights records in the world and was recently described by the UN as 'at war with its own people'.
		In addition Burma is one of the largest exporters of heroin and Regime leaders are principal beneficiaries of traffiking.
		Judge Lallah, the UN Special Rapporteur on BUrma, told the UN on 4 November: '...at the very worst, we are faced with a country which is at war with its own people.
	www.burmalibrary.org /reg.burma/archives/199912/msg00081.html (826 words)

	BURMA FORUM LOS ANGELES
		The Burma Project, established by the Open Society Institute in 1994, is dedicated to increasing international awareness of conditions in Burma and to helping the country make the transition from a closed to an open society.
		Burma Border Projects (BBP) is dedicated to serving the needs of the Burmese refugees (mainly ethnic Karen and Shan) who reside along the border between Burma and Thailand.
		The U.S. Campaign for Burma is a U.S.-based membership organization dedicated to empowering grassroots activists around the world to bring about an end to the military dictatorship in Burma.
	www.burmaforumla.org /menu_pages/links.htm (471 words)

	THE BURMA CAMPAIGN UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The BURMA ACTION GROUP (UK), was formed in January 1991 by a group of Burma scholars and individuals concerned about the plight of the people of Burma.
		It has been renamed THE BURMA CAMPAIGN UK in summer 1999 to mark its maturity and the start of an invigorated campaign for a democratic Burma.
		But it is also true that Burma's difficulties, including the problems that spill into neighboring Thailand, will persist as long as the brutality of its junta does.
	www.shareholderpower.com /seabag_links.htm (1341 words)

	:: Vale Earth Fair \| Causes > The Burma Campaign ::
		Burma, a country of around 50 million people is ruled by fear.
		Burma is ruled by one of the most brutal and corrupt regimes in the world - millions of men, women and children in forced labour.
		The Burma Campaign UK is the only national organisation in the UK dedicated to campaigning for human rights and democracy in Burma.
	www.guernsey.net /~valeearth/causes/the_burma_campaign.php (271 words)

	Burma Campaign UK secures withdrawal of Kappa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Activists of the Burma Campaign UK had lobbied for JJB Sports' withdrawal of Kappa product on the grounds that Kappa conducts its manufacturing process in Burma which is ruled by some of the world's worst human rights violators.
		In the context of its recent lobbying effort and victory, the Burma Campaign UK underlines that sanctions against the Burmese regime were never established in any principled manner: "The EU only has a visa ban and freeze on assets as Germany is blocking EU sanctions.
		The Burma Campaign UK and MTV jointly lobby for Aung San Suu Kyi's release: more than 40,000 people joined in their www.mtvburmaaction.com campaign, petitioning Kofi Annan and the Security Council's Permanent Five to initiate UN action on Burma.
	www.mizzima.com /archives/news-in-2003/news-in-sep/29-sep03-22.htm (314 words)

	COMPANIES REFUSING TO DISCLOSE IF THEY SOURCE CLOTHES FROM BURMA ARE TODAY NAMED AND SHAMED BY THE BURMA CAMPAIGN UK.
		Burma appeals to manufacturers because of its very cheap labour, ban on trade unions and lack of health and safety laws.
		Two weeks ago the Burma Campaign UK published a report - Coming Clean, British Clothing Retailers and Burma - which found 99 major high street brands do not source from Burma, including all the top ten clothing retailers with a combined market share of more than 42%.
		The Burma Campaign UK will now be investigating those retailers refusing to disclose their policy more closely, using undercover shoppers and supporters and staff inside companies.
	www.burmatoday.net /burmatoday2003/2003/12/031215_bcampaignuk.htm (457 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Firms urged to pull out of Burma
		Burma Campaign UK says its list "exposes companies who are directly or indirectly helping to finance one of the most brutal regimes in the world".
		Many firms are attracted to Burma by wages as low as 17p a day, its compliant workforce where unions are banned and limited health a safety laws, Burma Campaign UK says.
		In July, the UK government asked BAT to pull out of the country as it does not want UK firms to invest in the country.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/3166605.stm (498 words)

	Democratic Voice of Burma
		Burmese pro-democracy activists in the UK staged a demonstration in front of a large oriental supermarket in North London on 24 July.
		The protest was prompted by the decision of ‘Oriental City’ supermarket to host a Burmese trade fair organised by Myanmar Association UK (MAUK) which the activists claim is the front organisation for Burma’s military junta, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) which is trying to evade the effects of sanctions imposed by the international community.
		The protest was organised by the Burmese Democratic Community (BDC) of UK, an umbrella organisation, in association with Burma Campaign UK and Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW).
	english.dvb.no /news.php?id=2603 (288 words)

	Mizzima News - Specialising in Burma-Related News and Multimedia
		The Burma Campaign UK said UK, with a total estimated 1.2 billion dollars investment since 1988, is the second largest source of approved investments in Burma, because companies from all over the world use UK overseas territories to channel investments to Burma.
		The UK is also the largest European importer from Burma, said the Burma Campaign UK in a statement released today.
		"The UK will have blood on its hands as long as it is linked with investments in Burma, putting money in the generals' pockets is the same as putting guns in their hands," said Mahon.
	www.mizzima.com /MizzimaNews/News/2006/Oct/03-Oct-2006-07.html (727 words)

	The Burma Campaign - Arlene McCarthy - Member of the European Parliament
		The Burma Campaign is concentrating on two priorities.
		A campaign to persuade the UK government to maintain its pre election support for the imposition of economic sanctions on the regime
		Burma is ruled by one of the most brutal military regimes in the world.
	www.arlenemccarthy.labour.co.uk /ViewPage.cfm?Page=4561 (506 words)

	Burma Campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Burma was swapped from command to command during the pre-war period and the early months of the war.
		1st Burma Division was encircled and trapped in the blazing oilfields at Yenangyaung, and although it was rescued by counterattacks, it lost almost all its equipment and its cohesion.
		This phase of the battle is often referred to as the Battle of the Tennis Court and is particularly significant as it was the turning point of the Burma Campaign.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burma_Campaign (8987 words)

	USCB : News / Press Releases : April 20, 2005 Press Release
		I support activities that call for her immediate and unconditional release; I applaud all human rights campaigners who are working on her behalf, and that of her countrymen and women.
		After a nationwide uprising was crushed in 1988, she led her political party the National League for Democracy to an 82% victory in a national election in 1990.
		Last year, MTV organized a campaign in which 100,000 individuals emailed Annan calling for action, while the US Senate, Australian Senate, and The Netherlands Senate all passed resolutions and motions calling for the Security Council to act.
	www.uscampaignforburma.org /news-press/pr042005.html (669 words)

	The Burma Campaign
		A compelling war-time autobiography of great human interest telling of the author's experiences in Burma and Korea, including colourful descriptions of his many appointments both in the UK and overseas.
		However by the time the Burma road had been reopened and extended the war was nearly over and aircraft had taken over, carrying more supplies over the "Hump" than could be carried by land.
		Men often fought face-to-face and hand-to-hand but the campaign became very much a modern war seeing the airlifting of entire divisions, aerial re-supply, landings by glider, casualty evacuation from small jungle airstrips and the deployment of landing craft in support of sea borne invasions and river patrols.
	www.rothwell.force9.co.uk /burmaweb (648 words)

	BURMA FORUM LOS ANGELES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE BURMA CAMPAIGN UK The Burma Campaign UK welcomed today's news of a climbdown by TOTAL Oil – which was being sued in French courts over its involvement in forced labour in Burma.
		Campaigners pledged that the settlement would have no impact on the campaign to get TOTAL to withdraw from Burma.
		French oil giant TOTAL is the fourth largest oil company in the UK, and the fourth largest oil company in the world.
	www.burmaforumla.org /top_stories/028.htm (294 words)

	The Burma Campaign UK Home Page
		The Burma Campaign UK presents 'The Lady of Burma', a powerful and moving new play about Aung San Suu Kyi.
		The Burma Campaign UK is part of a global movement campaigning for human rights and democracy in Burma.
		We lobby the UK government and the European Union to increase political pressure on the regime.
	www.burmacampaign.org.uk (174 words)

	Total Oil & Burma - New Report & Campaign
		The consequence of TOTAL's Burma operation is that the regime knows it is safe from any tough EU action." In 2004 France vetoed a proposed EU ban on new investment in Burma's oil and gas sectors in order to protect TOTAL's investment in the country.
		Burma is ruled by one of the most oppressive regimes in the world.
		Political prisoners are routinely tortured and the rape of women and children is used as a weapon of war against ethnic minorities.
	www.csrwire.com /article.cgi/3554.html (749 words)

	Democratic Voice of Burma
		London-based Burma Campaign (UK) called for urgent actions from the UN Security Council as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s life is in danger.
		The statement issued on 17 December also insists that the life of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is in real danger and warns that if the international community doesn’t take the matter seriously, the junta will pose serious dangers to her life again.
		Burma’s democracy leader is allowed to see her doctor only
	english.dvb.no /news.php?id=3737 (195 words)

	Free Aung San Suu Kyi
		Join the global campaign by Damien Rice, Burma Campaign UK and US Campaign for Burma to free Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, now in her tenth year of house arrest in Burma.
		She has the respect and support of people across Burma and throughout the world for her peaceful resistance in the face of oppression.
		I urge you to demonstrate Burma's stated commitment to democracy by immediately releasing Aung San Suu Kyi and all of Burma's political prisoners.
	www.actionburma.com (506 words)

	The Burma Fund
		TBF and Shan Rape Report: The Burma Fund urges SPDC to address pervasive human rights violations in Burma
		Commentaries and views made my notable scholars, journalists, and experts on Burma.
		The Burma Fund promotes dialogue and debates that inform the democratization process in Burma.
	www.burmafund.org (120 words)

	OneWorld U.S. Home / Partners / Partner directory / Burma Campaign UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Burma Campaign UK The UK's leading campaign organisation working for human rights and democracy in Burma.
		10/24/2006 The Lady of Burma, "a powerful and moving play about Aung San Suu Kyi", is being staged at the Old Vic in London on 12 November, in aid of the Burma Campaign.
		10/07/2006 The EU has banned European companies from investing in a pineapple juice factory in Burma, but not taken action to stop investment in the country's lucrative oil, gas, or timber sectors, said an unimpressed Burma watchdog group Wednesday.
	us.oneworld.net /contact/company/view/833 (215 words)

	Alan Rickman in the Burma Campaign Benefit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Following is all the information I have on this benefit, with a link to the organization in the UK that sponsored the benefit.
		She will not be there as she remains under virtual house arrest in Burma.
		This 90 minute theatre show is to increase public awareness of the terrible situation in Burma.
	www.rickmanistareview.com /burma.html (233 words)

	Union Aid Abroad APHEDA: Campaigns: Burma Campaign
		To complement our work with refugees on the Thai-Burma border, Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA activists and supporters in Australia can be involved in a range of activities from promoting the Global Unions Plan of Action on Burma to raising money to support our projects with refugees.
		Austrian Airlines has finally dropped its flights between Rangoon and Vienna and three other foreign companies have also said they want no more business with Burma, according to the Burma Campaign UK on yesterday.
		Burma's military government is in conflict with the International Labour Organisation, threatening its staff, jailing alleged collaborators and threatening to withdraw from the grouping over reports of forced labour.
	www.apheda.org.au /campaigns/burma_campaign/index.html (345 words)

	Topica Email List Directory
		BURMA CAMPAIGN UK - NEWS UPDATE 28 AP...
		Burma crisis on BBC1 Ten o clock news...
		Email lists are great for debating issues or publishing your views.
	lists.topica.com /lists/Burmacampaign/read (77 words)

	News/Press
		Burma junta still pressing NLD to stop peaceful petition campaign, DVB
		Opposition groups denounce Burma junta attempts to stop NLD campaign, DVB
		Kachin youth arrested in upper Burma for reporting floods, DVB
	www.uscampaignforburma.org /newspress/2004/August.htm (231 words)

	Burma Action Ireland
		Allen, Louise (2000) “Burma: The Longest War”, Weidenfeld and Nicholson.
		Brookes, Stephen (2000) “Through The Jungle Of Death: A Boy’s Escape from Wartime Burma”, UK Press.
		Carey, Peter (1997) “Burma: The Challenge of Change in a Divided Society”, New York Macmillan Press.
	www.burmaactionireland.org /publica1.html (513 words)

	Topica Email List Directory
		The email campaign network of the Burma Campaign UK is the largest Burma related email network in the world.
		It provides the latest news and campaign actions on Burma.
		Owner 1, Burma Campaign UK, Owner 3, Owner 4, Owner 5, Owner 6, Owner 7
	lists.topica.com /lists/Burmacampaign (60 words)

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