Amnesty International
11 November 2020
Myanmar
Business and Human Rights
The Japanese brewing company Kirin today announced that it has suspended all dividend payments to Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL), Kirin’s business partner in two joint ventures in Myanmar. It follows research by Amnesty International which exposed how profits from Myanmar Brewery Limited and Mandalay Brewery Limited, jointly owned by Kirin and MEHL, were provided to MEHL, whose shareholders include military units responsible for crimes under international law.
Montse Ferrer, Researcher on Business and Human Rights at Amnesty International, said: