Total’s response to criticisms of its presence in Burma is in the worst tradition of corporate irresponsibility...Its claim to have ‘neither moral nor political authority’* to condemn the repression is contemptible. Political authority, no. But moral authority as a powerful corporate citizen of the country, yes...Total’s claim in its Business Principles that ‘it strives to uphold the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ is patently bogus. The company has two choices: to speak out or pull out. [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has invited Total to respond to this statement. If we receive a response we will include it alongside]