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NEWS - Human Rights in Burma
http://www.mojones.com/hellraiser_central/alerts/action_alert111896.html
Human Rights in Burma
by Heather Knape - Mother Jones Magazine
November 18, 1996
Burma's State Law and Order Restoration Council
(SLORC) came
into power to restore order and enable multiparty
elections, but has
since been accused of violating human rights and
preventing
democratic rule.
In an effort to end the SLORC's control over
Burmese politics,
economy, media and culture, grass-roots
organizations around the
world have joined forces to convince companies that
economic
support of the Burmese military is not acceptable.
Pepsi and
Mitsubishi are tops on the "companies to be
boycotted" list. To learn
more, you can check out the Free Burma Coalition
and Carwil James'
document, The Present and Future of Military Rule
in Burma
To participate in the boycott, you can avoid
products made by Pepsi,
Texaco and Mitsubishi. You can also send e-mail to
Willie Brown (San
Francisco's mayor), urging him to turn down a
multi-million dollar
contract with Mitsubishi. For more information
about SF's pending
Mitsubishi deal, check the Rainforest Action
Network.