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UN Warns Burmese Election Process is Deeply Flawed

HeadlineOct 25, 2010

The UN special rapporteur for human rights in Burma has warned that the electoral process ahead of next month’s elections in Burma has been deeply flawed. Tomás Ojea Quintana questioned if there is any chance the elections could be seen as free and fair.

Tomás Ojea Quintana: “I expressed my disappointment with the developments of the electoral process in Myanmar. It is clear that the process remains deeply flawed. Freedom of expression and freedom of assembly and association have been further restricted through implementation of the election laws and directives of the electoral commission. There has been no release of prisoners of conscience.”

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