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Word: pepsicoã (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2003-2003
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...corrupt policies. This situation brings with it some amount of irony, since in 1996, Harvard came to the forefront of the pro-democracy boycott of Burmese products, when it cancelled a million-dollar contract with PepsiCo, then operating in Burma. Harvard’s protest led not only to PepsiCo??€™s withdrawal from Burma, but the precedent it created also encouraged many major U.S.-owned corporations to follow suit. In light of Harvard’s previous support for democracy and human rights in Burma, it is astounding that HMNH—which has not responded to repeated...

Author: By Mamie M. Thant, | Title: Supporting Burma's Tyranny | 9/30/2003 | See Source »

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