The Southeast Asian nation's military has for decades stood accused of widespread human rights abuses. It announced Thursday that APMoller-Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company, had agreed to "stop using military-owned ports" from the end of October. "The campaigns to stop international companies funding human rights violations in Burma are gaining momentum and will keep growing," he said, using Myanmar's former name. A separate investigation by Amnesty International last month accused a number of international businesses of helping fund military units directly responsible for rights violations. Japanese beer giant Kirin, a business partner of a huge Myanmar military conglomerate, also announced in June it was reviewing its operations in the country.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 09, 2020 04:18 UTC