GSP+: WELL DONE BUT LET'S KEEP UP
THE BOYCOTTING PRESSURE!
All your efforts in writing and lobbying the EU to deprive Sri Lanka of the GSP+ tax concession looks as if it will pay off!
The EU have said that the only way they can keep the Concession for another six-months is if they relax their Emergency Laws further still and release political detainees (including we presume General Fonseka). They have until the 1st July to respond.
However for reasons only known to themselves Government spokesmen have immediately attacked the conditions as 'imperialist' (yawn) and insulting. Perhaps they FEAR Fonseka will immediately run to the UN's new Advisory 'War Crimes' Panel if released? Whatever their motives it looks as if they will pay dearly for their stubbornness.
Whether ultimately successful or not we need to strike while the iron is hot and increase the application of economic pressure upon Sri Lanka.
BOYCOTT PICKETT - Sunday 4TH July - Oxford Street 12.00 pm
After holding the Boycotting torch for so long other UK and Global organisations are now recognising the need to fight an Economic War with Sri Lanka. We hope therefore to see a much expanded Boycotting campaign in due course. In the meantime we shall maintain our anti-GAP campaign by meeting outside GAP in Oxford Street at 12.00pm on the 4th July. This is not the 'flagship' store we have picketed previously. This other GAP is on 223-225 Oxford Street (50 yards to the right outside Oxford Circus tube).
(Anyone outside London who wishes to organise a picket in due with the new leaflet should e-mail us with details).
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