A Chance to Fix in Time: Analysis of Freedom of Expression in Four Years Under the Current Government
Executive Summary
Chapter (6): Executive Summary
6.1
Key Findings
The NLD-led government to whom its predecessor handed over the power and
duties in April 2016, has been doing lots of oppression and violations on freedom of
expression, media freedom and freedom of peaceful assembly and peaceful
procession when it enters four years in power. Under the government led by NLD,
people’s right to freedom of expression was violated not only by the government
and Tatmadaw but parliamentarians who are supposed to be representatives of
people. Every single citizen has the right to monitor and criticise the
parliamentarians they elected to represent them in order to achieve good
government and clean governance. When it comes to international standards in
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Chapter (6): Executive Summary