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Constitution report from Human Rights Watch

May 4th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · Add a Comment

The generals expect the Burmese people to just shut up, follow their orders, and approve the draft constitution without any discussion or debate. That’s not exactly how democracies are born.
- Brad Adams, Asia Director at Human Rights Watch, in the press release launching a report on Burma’s constitution.  The referendum on the new national charter will [...]

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