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Nisseki Protest



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Burmese Relief Center--Japan
DATE:February 18, 1995
TIME: 8:15PM JST
SUBJ:Protest Nisseki 

STRIKE a blow against dictatorship
STRIKE a blow for democracy
Join our Drive-by Protest  against Nisseki

Fill up at Nisseki, and you fill the pockets of Slorc,
the brutal military junta controlling Burma. Nippon
Oil, by exploring in Burma, exploits Burma's people.
Here's how:

Strategic pipeline placement: Slorc wants to build a
500-km pipeline through the Three Pagodas Pass
area in Mon State. The Mon are one of many ethnic
groups struggling against the oppressive regime.
Nisseki has given Slorc an excuse to rape and
relocate Mon villagers. 

Slave labor: Slorc routinely forces ordinary people
to work under inhuman conditions and without
compensation to build pipelines, service roads, and
other support structures  for the oil industry.  

Supporting dictators:The money Nippon Oil pays to
Slorc for exploration rights  purchases the weapons
used against opposition groups and tightens Slorc's
grip on power.

Fed up? Then don't fill up! Instead, drive through
your local Nisseki station and tell the attendant why
you aren't buying and register your support for
democracy in Burma. 

Fed up? Then write Nippon Oil! Japanese companies
are sensitive to pressure.  Tell Mr. Hidejiro Osawa,
Nippon Oil's President, to stop doing business with
Slorc and to withdraw.  Just drop a postcard or send
a fax to Nisseki, and register your support for
democracy in Burma.

Mr. Hidejiro Osawa
President
Nippon Oil Co. Ltd.
1-3-12 Nishi Shimbashi
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105, JAPAN
Tel.      (82) 3-3502-1111
Fax.      (82) 3-3502-9351

As a sample:

Dear Mr. Osawa,
   Your company's involvement in Burma is
fueling a cruel dictatorship, which engages in slave
labor, forced relocation, and other blatant abuses of
human rights.  As a supporter of Burma's
Democracy Movement, I urge Nippon Oil to
immediately withdraw from Burma.  
   Thank you for your prompt attention.

                    Sincerely,


Want to help more? Contact: 
Burmese Relief Center--Japan
266-27 Ozuku-cho, Kashihara-shi, Nara-ken 634
Tel: (07442) 2-8236  --  Fax: (07442) 4-6254