Statements related
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Statements and petitions related to the Shwe Gas Project
2009
Shwe Gas Movement and members:
- 115 Civil Society Groups Urge China to Suspend Disastrous Pipelines in Burma, Press release October 28, 2009. Download (20KB)
- Burma Activists Welcome Danish Pension Fund Ban On Daewoo International, Press release September 25, 2009. Download (35KB)
New Report: China Ignoring Grave Risks of New Energy Corridor Through Burma, SGM Press release September 7, 2009. Download English (16KB) Burmese (30KB) Chinese (49KB) Thai (48KB)
- Korean Government Fails to Investigate Korean Corporations’ Involvement in Abuses Connected to Gas Project in Burma, SGM and ERI joint Press release June 15, 2009. Download (324KB)
2008
Shwe Gas Movement and members:
- KOREAN GOVERNMENT’S REJECTION OF OECD COMPLAINT AGAINST DAEWOO INTERNATIONAL AND KOGAS FOR NATURAL GAS PROJECT IN BURMA CRITICIZED BY AFFECTED COMMUNITIES, Press release December 23, 2008. Download (24.6KB)
- CIVIL SOCIETY DEMANDS BURMA GAS PROJECT STOP, CITING HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS, Press release June 26, 2008. Download (18KB)
2007
Shwe Gas Movement and members:
- Activists Outraged At Lenient Sentencing Of Daewoo International Executives For Arms Export To Burma, Press Release Nov 15, 2007. Download (34kb)
- Shwe Gas Movement Calls On International Corporations To Suspend Projects And Support Un, Press Release Oct 18, 2007. Download (13kb)
- Gandhi’s Birthday, Sgm Demands India Suspend Oil And Gas Investments In Burma, Press Release Oct 2, 2007. Download (13.3kb)
- The Shwe Gas Movement Condemns Burma’s Domestic Fuel Price Hikes While Junta Profits From Record Natural Gas Exports, Press Release 21 August 2007. Download (31kb)
- Get Out Of Burma, Activist Group Tells China. A Statement From The Arakan Oil Watch [Aow], Jan 18, 2007. Download (40.3kb)
2006
Shwe Gas Movement and members:
- Activists target multinational company Daewoo International & S Korean Gov’t over controversial Burma Gas Development. The Shwe Gas Movement, November 15, 2006. Download (xx Kb)
- New Report: Burma's Military Dictatorship to gain over US$12 billion profits from western Burma gas finds. The Shwe Gas Movement, July 12, 2006 Download (106 Kb)
Other related statements:
- The Prosecution Must Crack Down on Daewoo International's Suspicious Illegal Exports Exports of Defence Industry Materials to Burma and Daewoo Should Expose the Truth. Joint Statement by 25 South Korean NGOs, September 18, 2006 Download (68 Kb)
- Daewoo International, KOGAS and the Korean government must establish measures to protect labor, human and environmental rights of Burmese people and pay attention to the voices of the international community. Joint Statement by 25 South Korean NGOs, April 28, 2006 Download (64 Kb)