Media Release From International Campaign for the Rohingya For Immediate Release: June 5th, 2020 Kirin Seeking “Alternatives” to its Partnerships with Myanmar Military As part of its “strategic review” of its operations in Myanmar, Kirin announced today that it is “exploring alternative structural options” for the ownership of its breweries in Myanmar. Kirin’s breweries in Myanmar, Myanmar Brewery Limited and …
Category: Campaign for a New Myanmar
How we can pressure Kirin every day from our homes
We can pressure Kirin every day without even leaving our homes. Here’s how to do it. To recap, Kirin is in joint ventures, Myanmar Breweries and Mandalay Brewery, with the Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL), a Burmese military-owned conglomerate. Through its joint ventures, Kirin is legitimizing and funding the Myanmar military as it faces charges of genocide at the International …
Press Release: International Community Must Press Myanmar to Comply With International Court of Justice Ruling
Press Release: January 23, 2020 International Community Must Press Myanmar to Comply With International Court of Justice Ruling International Campaign for the Rohingya today welcomed the ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for provisional measures to be taken by the government of Burma to prevent what the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar described as an “ongoing genocide.” In …
Press Release: Western Union Drops Military Myawaddy Bank As Its Agent
Media Release From Burma Campaign UK and International Campaign for the Rohingya For Immediate Release: Tuesday 7th January 2020 Western Union Drops Military Myawaddy Bank As Its Agent Burma Campaign UK and International Campaign for the Rohingya today welcomed notification from Western Union that it has stopped using the military-owned Myawaddy Bank as one of its agents in Burma. The …
With Its Acquisition, New Belgium Joins the Growing Boycott of Kirin Brands
Press Release: December 18, 2019 With Its Acquisition, New Belgium Joins the Growing Boycott of Kirin Brands International Campaign for the Rohingya deplores the decision yesterday by New Belgium shareholders to approve the company’s acquisition by Japanese mega-brewer Kirin. “With this decision, New Belgium and its flagship beer, Fat Tire, will join the growing boycott of Kirin and its brands,” …
Press Release: Western Union – Stop Funding Genocide in Burma
Press Release: Embargoed For: 31st October 2019; 9am US ET Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK), Burma Campaign UK, and International Campaign for the Rohingya On the eve of Western Union announcing its 3rd quarter results, Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK), Burma Campaign UK, International Campaign for the Rohingya, and 33 other organizations today called on Western Union to end its business relationship …
Talking to Your Treasurer About Genocide
How can you make your university take action to end genocide? One way would be to press your university to use the power of its investments. Educational institutions invest trillions of dollars, primarily through their endowments. As shareholders, universities are partial owners of thousands of publicly traded companies. Through those ownership stakes, unviersities can put pressure on corporations to stop …