Australian companies urged to stop investing in Burma

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Updated March 10, 2010 10:46:28

The Australian Government is being urged to do more to help establish a UN commission of inquiry to investigate human rights and war crimes in Burma. The call comes just one week after the International Tribunal on Crimes against Women in Burma recommended that the UN Security Council refer Burma to the International Criminal Court. The New York based tribunal also called on all countries in the Asia Pacific region not to invest in Burma's oil and gas industry. Now Australia's minority political party the Greens is taking that call a step further. Greens Senator Scott Ludlam is filing a motion to the Senate calling on Australian companies to stop investing in Burma.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speakers: Scott Ludlam, Australian Greens Senator

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