Dr. Karlin Lillington:

The note of the Myanmar legislators is one to keep in mind in that we do not want platforms destabilising elections.

There needs to be a recognition that many of these countries are in a transitional period and are fighting for greater democracy. In regard to decision-making around processes, the NGOs and the activists are best placed to define by country the greater specifics of what might need to happen. We need to keep in mind that the remedies we try to take in established democracies for many of these problems, or to bolster elections, can work against the human rights defenders and emerging democracies.