Myanmar: Election Commission Lacks Transparency

Click to expand Image Members of the Union Election Commission during a press conference in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Thursday, June 4, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo (Bangkok) – Myanmar’s Union Election Commission has made critical decisions without meaningful transparency that will affect the November 8, 2020 election in many ethnic minority areas, Human Rights Watch said today. The decision-making process of the commission, which canceled voting in 15 townships and parts of 42 others, was not public and did not involve meaningful consultation with political parties, candidates,…

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