Burma Briefing No. 1: Burma’s transition to civilian dictatorship

By Burma Campaign UK • August 13, 2010

A new commentary on Burma’s elections by Burma Campaign UK.

The key points of this week’s briefing are:

Burma’s ‘elections’ will not bring the kind of change needed in Burma.
Calls for free and fair elections miss the point. The Constitution enshrines civilian dictatorship.
There has been disproportionate focus on small possible improvements after the elections.
None of the usual indicators seen in a reforming regime are happening in Burma. Repression has been increasing.
It is time to move on from focussing on the elections. The international community should unite behind a UN-led effort to secure negotiations between the dictatorship, the democracy movement and ethnic representatives.