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. In addition to petitioning European governments to place sanctions on Myanmar, they also actively campaign against companies that trade or deal directly with the Burmese government. The current director of the Burma Campaign UK is John Jackson. Augusto Pinochet (sitting) was an army general who led a military coup in Chile in 1973. ... A political prisoner is anyone held in prison or otherwise detained, perhaps under house arrest, because their ideas or image either challenge or pose a real or potential threat to the state. ... Aung San Suu Kyi Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (ေအာင္ဆန္းဆုဳကည္) born June 19, 1945 in democracy activist in Myanmar. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Sanction is an interesting word, in that, depending on context, it can have diametrically opposing meanings. ...

The "Dirty List"

Every year The Burma Campaign releases a "Dirty List" of companies are most involved in financially supporting the Burmese military government through economic partnership. The Campaign is also known to publicly expose and condemn companies that are partnered or affiliated with companies on the "Dirty List". On October 5, 2004, they slammed popular charity Comic Relief for their partnership with DHL. Notable members are: October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Comic Relief is a charity organisation which was founded in the United Kingdom in 1985 in response to famine in Ethiopia. ... DHL Logo DHL van DHL Boeing 757 DHL was founded in 1969 by Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn, as a courier service between San Francisco and Honolulu. ...

• Austrian Airlines
• Daewoo
• DHL a subsidiary of Deutsche Post
• Hutchison Whampoa
• Lonely Planet
• Lloyd's of London
• Orient Express
• Rolls Royce
• Schlumberger
• Total Oil

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The "Clean List"

If a company on the "Dirty List" ends their involvement with the Burmese Government, they are moved to the "Clean List". The Clean List is also for companies who have official policies not to trade with Burma until the political climate is improved. Notable members are:

• Adidas
• Anheuser Busch
• Apple Computer
• British American Tobacco
• Ernst & Young
• H&M
• Heineken
• Hewlett Packard
• IBM
• IKEA
• Levi Strauss
• Motorola
• Pepsi-Cola
• Sara Lee
• The Walt Disney Company

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External links

• Official website of the Burma Campaign UK (http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk)
• The Current "Dirty List" (http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/dirty_list/dirty_list.html)
• The Current "Clean List" (http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/dirty_list/clean_list.html)
• New Burma ‘Dirty List’ Companies Named and Shamed (http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/pm/weblog.php?id=P137) - August 24, 2004
• Charity management Comic Relief condemned over Burma link (http://society.guardian.co.uk/charitymanagement/story/0,8150,1319580,00.html) - from The Guardian, October 5, 2004