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Jakarta Declaration on Burma, 7 March 2008
"...We, civil society participants at the conference on "The Role of ASEAN Civil Society in Supporting Human Rights and Democracy in Burma", held in Jakarta, 6-7 March 2008, call upon the governments and peoples of ASEAN to reject the Burmese regime's constitutional referendum unless steps are taken to guarantee genuine popular participation and a meaningful and time-bound tripartite dialogue process.
Changes to the current rules and laws governing the constitutional referendum process and proposed subsequent general elections are urgently needed. An unfair referendum process could lead to social unrest and political instability within Burma, which could intensify the economic crisis and massive population flows to neighbouring countries which are already compromising the region's ability to protect its borders, prevent spread of infectious diseases and combat trans-national crime..."
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