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[ back ] SEND THIS SAMPLE LETTER TO BP. Dear Sir John Browne, As a citizen concerned about human rights conditions in Chinese occupied Tibet, I am dismayed to learn that BP continues to be the primary foreign shareholder in PetroChina, a Chinese Government state-owned oil company. As you well know, PetroChina has come under fire from human rights, labor, social justice and environmental groups for their questionable practices in China, Tibet, and Sudan. PetroChina has constructed a gas pipeline in the Amdo region of Tibet which is to be an integral part of what the Chinese government has termed the "Grand Exploitation" of Tibet. This pipeline and any further oil exploitation in the region will disrupt the traditional lifestyle of Tibetan and Mongolian nomads, will increase militarization in an already volatile area, will facilitate the transfer of Chinese citizens into Tibetan areas, and will allow the Chinese government to profit from resources that are not rightfully theirs. As you also know, PetroChina/CNPC is in direct partnership with the Khartoum regime in Sudan, whose brutal war against innocent Sudanese civilians has resulted in over 2 million deaths. According to U.S. Government reports,the Sudanese army has made use of PetroChina/CNPC facilities throughout the war. PetroChina/CNPC airstrips have been used to launch bombing raids against villages and hospitals. BP1s investment in PetroChina is inconsistent with its commitment to human rights and social responsibility. Despite strong support for Tibet at BP's last AGM, BP seems to have brushed these concerns under the carpet. As a major shareholder, BP has made little if no effort to engage PetroChina on these issues, or to work to improve PetroChina1s deplorable conduct. I therefore urge BP to immediately divest itself of shares in PetroChina. Your investments should help to promote - rather than undermine - freedom. Sincerely,
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