Myanmar’s military regime has announced plans to hold elections on December 28th but critics say any vote under the junta’s control would be neither free nor fair. ASEAN now faces a test: Should it send election observers, risking legitimising the regime? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Debbie Stothard, founder of the democracy advocacy group, Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma, and Khin Ohmar, Chairperson of Progressive Voice, which is a rights-based policy research and advocacy organisation rooted in civil society.
