|消息︰施政報告研內地投票 最快明年部分城市實行|
取消選舉的後續就是這個靠「內地造票」來奪取立法會超過三分二的操控權。陰謀現形了，看來不惜犧牲公正廉潔投票也要達到其政治目的！
#大陸無限港票倉
#要幾多有幾多
#點樣監察 #點樣公平 #點樣係大陸登選舉廣告 #說好的通常在香港居住呢
#推動內地民主進程
#祖國終於有票投啦
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取消選舉的後續就是這個靠「內地造票」來奪取立法會超過三分二的操控權。陰謀現形了，看來不惜犧牲公正廉潔投票也要達到其政治目的！
#大陸無限港票倉
#要幾多有幾多
#點樣監察 #點樣公平 #點樣係大陸登選舉廣告 #說好的通常在香港居住呢
#推動內地民主進程
#祖國終於有票投啦
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消息︰施政報告研內地投票 最快明年部分城市實行
【Now新聞台】行政長官林鄭月娥下周三會發表任內第四份施政報告，消息透露，會提出合資格選民在內地都可以投票，最快明年立法會選舉會在若干城市設投票站，包括大灣區的部分城市。
大灣區投票？定種票呀？
民主黨林卓延同選舉觀察成員黎恩灝同你分析下。
https://hk.feature.appledaily.com/goodestchannel/video/5f88131ef7a8e30007cf3519/%E7%84%A6%E9%BB%9E%E7%87%83%E8%AB%96%EF%B8%B1%E6%9E%97%E9%84%AD%E5%BC%B7%E6%8E%A8%E5%A4%A7%E7%81%A3%E5%8D%80%E6%8A%95%E7%A5%A8%20%E6%80%A5%E4%BF%AE%E4%BE%8B%E6%98%8E%E7%9B%8A%E5%BB%BA%E5%88%B6%EF%BC%9F?fromSource=App
民主黨林卓延同選舉觀察成員黎恩灝同你分析下。
https://hk.feature.appledaily.com/goodestchannel/video/5f88131ef7a8e30007cf3519/%E7%84%A6%E9%BB%9E%E7%87%83%E8%AB%96%EF%B8%B1%E6%9E%97%E9%84%AD%E5%BC%B7%E6%8E%A8%E5%A4%A7%E7%81%A3%E5%8D%80%E6%8A%95%E7%A5%A8%20%E6%80%A5%E4%BF%AE%E4%BE%8B%E6%98%8E%E7%9B%8A%E5%BB%BA%E5%88%B6%EF%BC%9F?fromSource=App
Appledaily
焦點燃論︱林鄭強推大灣區投票 急修例明益建制？ | 果燃台
自政府公佈立法會換屆選舉押後一年後，建制派加緊鼓吹修例，容許居於內地港人投票。特首林鄭月娥更稱開放港人在內地投票是「社會訴求」，據知政府擬於下月向立法會提交修例草案，在大灣區甚至北京、上海等多個城市設立票站，容許內地港人投票。
社會早有質疑跨境投票執行方式，擔心難以核實選民資格，廉政公署等部門亦無法在內地就涉嫌選舉舞弊的行為搜證及執法。修例開放跨境投票到底是否明益建制派？此舉牽涉的法律、社會問題有多深遠？會否一如外界所言對建制派有利？今集請來前廉政公署調查主任林卓廷及選舉觀察計劃成員黎恩灝為大家分析。
社會早有質疑跨境投票執行方式，擔心難以核實選民資格，廉政公署等部門亦無法在內地就涉嫌選舉舞弊的行為搜證及執法。修例開放跨境投票到底是否明益建制派？此舉牽涉的法律、社會問題有多深遠？會否一如外界所言對建制派有利？今集請來前廉政公署調查主任林卓廷及選舉觀察計劃成員黎恩灝為大家分析。
SCMP editorial yesterday (16 Oct) “The key message of the EAC report is that the system should not be changed without very careful consideration of the risks. There is no reason why the polling system in Hong Kong should not be reformed to keep up with the times. But whatever changes are made must ensure the integrity of the city’s elections is maintained.”
https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3105717/integrity-elections-must-be-ensured-if-changes-are-made?utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_campaign=enlz-OpinionDaily&utm_content=20201016&tpcc=enlz-OpinionDaily&MCUID=ce14d48cd9&MCCampaignID=977a3cd56e&MCAccountID=3775521f5f542047246d9c827&tc=13
https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3105717/integrity-elections-must-be-ensured-if-changes-are-made?utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_campaign=enlz-OpinionDaily&utm_content=20201016&tpcc=enlz-OpinionDaily&MCUID=ce14d48cd9&MCCampaignID=977a3cd56e&MCAccountID=3775521f5f542047246d9c827&tc=13
South China Morning Post
Integrity of elections must be ensured if changes are made
There is no reason why Hong Kong’s polling system should not be reformed to keep up with the times as long as it remains secure and credible.
黎恩灝：境外投票只容大陸 等於操控選舉
特區政府不斷放風，明示暗示下月會提交修例草案到立法會，容許居住在內地包括大灣區的香港合資格選民在大陸境內投票。
#境外投票
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%e8%a7%80%e9%bb%9e/article/20201020/s00012/1603130851004
特區政府不斷放風，明示暗示下月會提交修例草案到立法會，容許居住在內地包括大灣區的香港合資格選民在大陸境內投票。
#境外投票
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%e8%a7%80%e9%bb%9e/article/20201020/s00012/1603130851004
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黎恩灝：境外投票只容大陸 等於操控選舉 - 20201020 - 觀點
【明報文章】特區政府不斷放風，明示暗示下月會提交修例草案到立法會，容許居住在內地包括大灣區的香港合資格選民在大陸境內投票。
Hong Kong residents overseas ask: why can’t we vote from abroad like Americans do?
With an amendment in the works to allow Hongkongers on the mainland to vote in local polls, residents elsewhere in the world wonder, ‘why can’t we?’
Experts, however, see hurdles to such a plan, both politically and logistically
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3106318/hong-kong-residents-overseas-ask-why-cant-we-vote-abroad
With an amendment in the works to allow Hongkongers on the mainland to vote in local polls, residents elsewhere in the world wonder, ‘why can’t we?’
Experts, however, see hurdles to such a plan, both politically and logistically
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3106318/hong-kong-residents-overseas-ask-why-cant-we-vote-abroad
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong residents overseas ask: why can’t we vote from abroad too?
With an amendment in the works to allow Hongkongers on the mainland to vote in local polls, residents elsewhere in the world wonder, ‘why can’t we?’
#InternationalHumanRightsDay
#國際人權日
今日係聯合國所訂立的國際人權日。過去一年，全球都在適應疫情所帶來的「新常態」。但聯合國特別提醒我哋，有啲嘢唔可以慣！一齊睇睇今年主題及呼籲啦！
🇺🇳2020年12月10🇺🇳
‼️必須將人權置於後疫情世界的中心‼️
貧困、不平等現象、結構性與根本歧視、以及其他在人權保護方面等差距，都在2019冠狀病毒全球爆發後每況愈下。要完全克服疫情後的危機，只有在每人都辨明源頭並採取適當增進人權措施以彌合這些差距，才能確保我們能重建一個更美好、更具彈性、更公正和更可持續的世界。
🌻消除一切形式的歧視🌻：2019冠狀病毒一疫加劇了結構性歧視和種族主義。追求平等與屏棄現有的歧視是後疫情世界的核心要求。
⚖️解決不平等問題⚖️：為了從此次危機中恢復過來，我們還必須解決普遍存在的不平等問題。為此，我們需要促進和保護經濟、社會和文化等各種權利。我們必須建立面向新時代的新社會契約。
🪢鼓勵參與和團結🪢：謹記我們終是同舟共濟的群體。從個人到政府，從民間社會和基層社區到私營部門，每一方都應該發揮作用，為今世和後代建設一個更美好的後疫情世界。我們需要確保恢復工作的過程中吸納受影響最大和最弱勢的群體的意見。
🌱促進可持續發展🌱：我們需要實現人類和地球的可持續發展。為確保不讓任何一個人遭離棄，人權、《2030年可持續發展議程》和《巴黎協定》是實現復蘇並的基石。
🏆🎗挺身維護人權🎗🏆
《世界人權宣言》的設立旨在增強我們所有人的權能。每一天，人權狀態及其衍生的問題都與我們所有人有關，而我們共同的人性植根於這些普世價值─平等、正義和自由，這些價值將為我們提供最能夠預防暴力並維持和平的條件。
不論何時何地，如果人性的價值觀被丟棄，我們都將付出代價、面臨更大的風險。所以，為確保世界終邁向美好的願景，我們每人都必要維護我們自己和他人的權利。
一起加油！💪
#Standup4humanrights
#InternationalHumanRightsDay2020
#國際人權人2020
更多詳情及英文版網址，請瀏覽（see English version below):
https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day
#國際人權日
今日係聯合國所訂立的國際人權日。過去一年，全球都在適應疫情所帶來的「新常態」。但聯合國特別提醒我哋，有啲嘢唔可以慣！一齊睇睇今年主題及呼籲啦！
🇺🇳2020年12月10🇺🇳
‼️必須將人權置於後疫情世界的中心‼️
貧困、不平等現象、結構性與根本歧視、以及其他在人權保護方面等差距，都在2019冠狀病毒全球爆發後每況愈下。要完全克服疫情後的危機，只有在每人都辨明源頭並採取適當增進人權措施以彌合這些差距，才能確保我們能重建一個更美好、更具彈性、更公正和更可持續的世界。
🌻消除一切形式的歧視🌻：2019冠狀病毒一疫加劇了結構性歧視和種族主義。追求平等與屏棄現有的歧視是後疫情世界的核心要求。
⚖️解決不平等問題⚖️：為了從此次危機中恢復過來，我們還必須解決普遍存在的不平等問題。為此，我們需要促進和保護經濟、社會和文化等各種權利。我們必須建立面向新時代的新社會契約。
🪢鼓勵參與和團結🪢：謹記我們終是同舟共濟的群體。從個人到政府，從民間社會和基層社區到私營部門，每一方都應該發揮作用，為今世和後代建設一個更美好的後疫情世界。我們需要確保恢復工作的過程中吸納受影響最大和最弱勢的群體的意見。
🌱促進可持續發展🌱：我們需要實現人類和地球的可持續發展。為確保不讓任何一個人遭離棄，人權、《2030年可持續發展議程》和《巴黎協定》是實現復蘇並的基石。
🏆🎗挺身維護人權🎗🏆
《世界人權宣言》的設立旨在增強我們所有人的權能。每一天，人權狀態及其衍生的問題都與我們所有人有關，而我們共同的人性植根於這些普世價值─平等、正義和自由，這些價值將為我們提供最能夠預防暴力並維持和平的條件。
不論何時何地，如果人性的價值觀被丟棄，我們都將付出代價、面臨更大的風險。所以，為確保世界終邁向美好的願景，我們每人都必要維護我們自己和他人的權利。
一起加油！💪
#Standup4humanrights
#InternationalHumanRightsDay2020
#國際人權人2020
更多詳情及英文版網址，請瀏覽（see English version below):
https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day
United Nations
Human Rights Day | United Nations
Human Rights Day commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
【選舉觀察計劃回應有關參與民主派35＋初選人士被捕事宜 】
截至二零二一年一月六日中午十二時，至少有50 位人士被警方指違反《國安法》「顛國家政權罪」從而上門拘捕。
香港民意研究所副行政總裁鍾劍華今早接受訪問時指出，初選目的乃為泛民主派的內部協調而設，沒有具體政治綱領、而香港民意研究所只負責操作初選。 選舉觀察計劃必需強調，選舉權利該受保障。基本法第二十六條：「香港特別行政區永久性居民依法享有選舉權和被選舉權」、基本法第三十九條：「《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》、《經濟、社會與文化權利的國際公約》和國際勞工公約適用於香港的有關規定繼續有效，通過香港特別行政區的法律予以實施。」港區國安法第四條更指：「香港特別行政區維護國家安全應當尊重和保障人權，依法保護香港特別行政區居民根據香港特別行政區基本法和《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》、《經濟、社會與文化權利的國際公約》適用於香港的有關規定享有的包括言論、新聞、出版的自由，結社、集會、遊行、示威的自由在內的權利和自由。」以上條文皆明確地保障香港居民自由參與選舉的權利。
選舉觀察組織認為今天的大規模拘捕行動嚴重威脅香港的公民社會、學術機構乃至香港巿民的自由與權利，只會深化管治危機，以「顛覆國家政權罪」之名濫捕 不同政見的人士，必須予以強烈譴責。
二零二一年一月六日
截至二零二一年一月六日中午十二時，至少有50 位人士被警方指違反《國安法》「顛國家政權罪」從而上門拘捕。
香港民意研究所副行政總裁鍾劍華今早接受訪問時指出，初選目的乃為泛民主派的內部協調而設，沒有具體政治綱領、而香港民意研究所只負責操作初選。 選舉觀察計劃必需強調，選舉權利該受保障。基本法第二十六條：「香港特別行政區永久性居民依法享有選舉權和被選舉權」、基本法第三十九條：「《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》、《經濟、社會與文化權利的國際公約》和國際勞工公約適用於香港的有關規定繼續有效，通過香港特別行政區的法律予以實施。」港區國安法第四條更指：「香港特別行政區維護國家安全應當尊重和保障人權，依法保護香港特別行政區居民根據香港特別行政區基本法和《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》、《經濟、社會與文化權利的國際公約》適用於香港的有關規定享有的包括言論、新聞、出版的自由，結社、集會、遊行、示威的自由在內的權利和自由。」以上條文皆明確地保障香港居民自由參與選舉的權利。
選舉觀察組織認為今天的大規模拘捕行動嚴重威脅香港的公民社會、學術機構乃至香港巿民的自由與權利，只會深化管治危機，以「顛覆國家政權罪」之名濫捕 不同政見的人士，必須予以強烈譴責。
二零二一年一月六日
[Hong Kong Election Observation Project – Statement on the Mass Arrests of Organizers and Participants of Pan-Democratic 35+ Civil Voting]
Up until 12nn on January 6, 2021, no less than 52 citizens associated with the Democratic 35+ Civil Voting (also known as the pan-democrats primary) in July 2020 were arrested on suspicion of violating Hong Kong’s National Security Law (HKNSL).
Dr. Chung Kim-wah, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) which provided technical support for the primary, stated in an interview this morning that the sole purpose of the Civil Voting was for the internal coordination between pan-democratic candidates before the Legislative Council Election originally scheduled for early September 2020, HKPORI’s only role was operational.
The Election Observation Project (HKEOP) would like to emphasize that the right to free and fair elections has long been held by Hong Kong people as one of the core values and must be respected. (tbc)
Up until 12nn on January 6, 2021, no less than 52 citizens associated with the Democratic 35+ Civil Voting (also known as the pan-democrats primary) in July 2020 were arrested on suspicion of violating Hong Kong’s National Security Law (HKNSL).
Dr. Chung Kim-wah, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) which provided technical support for the primary, stated in an interview this morning that the sole purpose of the Civil Voting was for the internal coordination between pan-democratic candidates before the Legislative Council Election originally scheduled for early September 2020, HKPORI’s only role was operational.
The Election Observation Project (HKEOP) would like to emphasize that the right to free and fair elections has long been held by Hong Kong people as one of the core values and must be respected. (tbc)
(cont'd)
In point of fact, such electoral rights are embedded in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law and supported by a wide range of legal instruments. Article 26 of the Basic Law states “Permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall have the right to vote and the right to stand for election in accordance with law”; while Article 39 stipulates that “The provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and international labour conventions as applied to Hong Kong shall remain in force and shall be implemented through the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.” Moreover, Article 4 of the HKNSL clearly states that “Human rights shall be respected and protected in safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The rights and freedoms, including the freedoms of speech, of the press, of publication, of association, of assembly, of procession and of demonstration, which the residents of the Region enjoy under the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as applied to Hong Kong, shall be protected in accordance with the law.”
HKEOP is of the view that the mass arrests this morning further curtail the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong's civil society, academic institutions and ordinary citizens, this could only serve to deepen the crisis of governance that has plagued the city. Any blatant abuse of powers by the authorities under the HKNSL to silence dissent should be strongly condemned.
6 January 2021
In point of fact, such electoral rights are embedded in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law and supported by a wide range of legal instruments. Article 26 of the Basic Law states “Permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall have the right to vote and the right to stand for election in accordance with law”; while Article 39 stipulates that “The provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and international labour conventions as applied to Hong Kong shall remain in force and shall be implemented through the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.” Moreover, Article 4 of the HKNSL clearly states that “Human rights shall be respected and protected in safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The rights and freedoms, including the freedoms of speech, of the press, of publication, of association, of assembly, of procession and of demonstration, which the residents of the Region enjoy under the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as applied to Hong Kong, shall be protected in accordance with the law.”
HKEOP is of the view that the mass arrests this morning further curtail the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong's civil society, academic institutions and ordinary citizens, this could only serve to deepen the crisis of governance that has plagued the city. Any blatant abuse of powers by the authorities under the HKNSL to silence dissent should be strongly condemned.
6 January 2021
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//外電指北京考慮修改選舉制度 立法會選舉或再押後
《路透社》引述北京消息人士指，北京正考慮修改香港立法會選舉制度，以進一步削弱民主派的影響力，今年9月進行的立法會換屆選舉有可能會再度押後。報道指，50多名參與民主派初選人士被捕，是壓制反對派聲音的連串行動之一，但北京仍然擔心民主派會取得立法會大多數，正考慮改革選舉，處理目前政治架構上的「不足」；另一名消息人士透露，北京同時考慮如何削弱民主派對行政長官選舉委員會的影響力，但具體方案仍未落實，又透露未來至少一年內，北京會推出更多強硬措施，防止香港再出現年半前的混亂局面。
行政長官林鄭月娥透過發言人回應，港區國安法令香港回復穩定，減少街頭暴力，香港人的權利和自由亦獲得保障，會確保立法會選舉開放、公平和誠實進行。//
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//外電指北京考慮修改選舉制度 立法會選舉或再押後
《路透社》引述北京消息人士指，北京正考慮修改香港立法會選舉制度，以進一步削弱民主派的影響力，今年9月進行的立法會換屆選舉有可能會再度押後。報道指，50多名參與民主派初選人士被捕，是壓制反對派聲音的連串行動之一，但北京仍然擔心民主派會取得立法會大多數，正考慮改革選舉，處理目前政治架構上的「不足」；另一名消息人士透露，北京同時考慮如何削弱民主派對行政長官選舉委員會的影響力，但具體方案仍未落實，又透露未來至少一年內，北京會推出更多強硬措施，防止香港再出現年半前的混亂局面。
行政長官林鄭月娥透過發言人回應，港區國安法令香港回復穩定，減少街頭暴力，香港人的權利和自由亦獲得保障，會確保立法會選舉開放、公平和誠實進行。//
原文網址：https://www.881903.com/news/local/2374434
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外電指北京考慮修改選舉制度 立法會選舉或再押後《路透社》引述北京消息人士指，北京正考慮修改香港立法會選舉制度，以進一步削弱民主
JOINT STATEMENT:
MYANMAR: STOP THE COUP, LET ELECTION TRIBUNALS DO THEIR JOB
On 1 February, the armed forces of Myanmar (Tatmadaw), ostensibly acting on allegations of voter fraud in the general elections of 8 November 2020, detained numerous government officials, including State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint, and Union Election Commission (UEC) Chair U Hla Thein, as well as pro-democracy activists and politicians from the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) and other parties.
The Tatmadaw subsequently announced that it would seize power, declare a one-year state of emergency, and install Vice-President and retired general U Myint Swe as acting president. It was also announced that new elections would be held after the state of emergency under a new election commission, which was later appointed on the night of 2 February.
The undersigned election or human rights monitoring organizations condemn the military coup in Myanmar and call for the immediate release of all detained politicians, government officials, and activists. The Tatmadaw must restore power to the civilian-led government, and seek redress of election-related complaints through the due process of law established under the 2008 Constitution.
Indeed, Myanmar’s Constitution and election laws provide a mechanism to resolve disputes in the form of election tribunals. The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), which has repeatedly made claims of vote-rigging and irregularities in the recent general elections, has like any other stakeholder the legal right to formally contest election results. It certainly has done so, filing 174 complaints out of the 287 received by the UEC.
Election observers were looking forward to seeing all election-related complaints and potential evidence presented and addressed in tribunal proceedings. According to our information, the UEC was about to proceed with the appointment of election tribunals when the military intervened. Election dispute resolution is an integral part of any electoral process, which rests on the fundamental premise that all sides act in good faith.
Therefore, the Tatmadaw must back down from its coup attempt and instead engage in a peaceful and transparent election dispute resolution process. The road to a fully realized democracy is long and arduous, but it is important that all stakeholders commit to upholding and protecting democratic norms. A repeat of what transpired after the 1990 general elections would mark a stark return to authoritarianism and will not be accepted by the people of Myanmar and the international community.
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國際聯署（中文版）
緬甸：停止政變！讓選舉法庭做他們該做的事！
Myanmar: Stop the coup, let election tribunals do their job
2月1日，緬甸國防軍─塔瑪都（Tatmadaw）表面上是回應選民對2020年11月8日大選舞弊事件的指控，拘留了許多政府官員，包括國務委員翁山蘇姬（Daw Aung San Suu Kyi），總統溫雲（U Win Myint）和聯邦選舉委員會（UEC）主席U Hla Thein，以及來自世界各地的民主運動人士和政治家執政的全國民主聯盟（NLD）和其他政黨。
國防軍隨後宣布奪權，緬甸進入為期一年的緊急情況（state of emergency），並任命副總統兼前將軍U Myint Swe為代理主席，同時由新的選舉委員會重新舉行一場選舉。
人權團體紛紛譴責緬甸軍方的政變，呼籲立即釋放所有被拘留的政治人物、政府官員和維權人士，並恢復民主政府的權力。若軍方想要尋求選舉的真相，應透過2008年《憲法》建立的正當法律程序進行偵查，而非流於武力政變。
緬甸本來就有選舉法庭的機制，可依法解決選舉相關爭議。軍方支持的聯盟團結與發展黨（USDP），屢次宣稱此次大選受到操縱和出現不法行為，就如同其他利害相關者一樣，軍方也擁有質疑選舉結果的合法權利。對於選舉結果不服的287項指控中，聯邦選舉委員會（UEC）也確實接受了其中的174項指控。
緬甸的觀選團體希望能透過找尋證據，依法解決選舉爭議。根據ANFREL的資料，聯邦選舉委員會其實在軍事政變前就已經任命選舉法庭。解決選舉爭議是任何選舉程序不可或缺的一部分，但運作的前提是，各方都能真誠以待。
鑒於此，我們要呼籲，緬甸國防軍（Tatmadaw）應放棄其政變企圖，改以和平、透明的方式解決選舉爭議。
全面民主化本就是一條漫長而艱鉅的道路，各方利益相關者都應致力於保障民主，這是非常重要的。1990年大選後的殷鑑不遠，威權、非民主的作法是不被緬甸人民與國際社會所接受的！
Signatories:
1. Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL)
2. Association for Elections and Democracy (PERLUDEM), Indonesia
3. Cambodian Human Rights Action Coalition (CHRAC)
4. Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC)
5. Cambodian Institute for Democracy (CID)
6. Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
7. Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL), Cambodia
8. Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV), Sri Lanka
9.
MYANMAR: STOP THE COUP, LET ELECTION TRIBUNALS DO THEIR JOB
On 1 February, the armed forces of Myanmar (Tatmadaw), ostensibly acting on allegations of voter fraud in the general elections of 8 November 2020, detained numerous government officials, including State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint, and Union Election Commission (UEC) Chair U Hla Thein, as well as pro-democracy activists and politicians from the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) and other parties.
The Tatmadaw subsequently announced that it would seize power, declare a one-year state of emergency, and install Vice-President and retired general U Myint Swe as acting president. It was also announced that new elections would be held after the state of emergency under a new election commission, which was later appointed on the night of 2 February.
The undersigned election or human rights monitoring organizations condemn the military coup in Myanmar and call for the immediate release of all detained politicians, government officials, and activists. The Tatmadaw must restore power to the civilian-led government, and seek redress of election-related complaints through the due process of law established under the 2008 Constitution.
Indeed, Myanmar’s Constitution and election laws provide a mechanism to resolve disputes in the form of election tribunals. The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), which has repeatedly made claims of vote-rigging and irregularities in the recent general elections, has like any other stakeholder the legal right to formally contest election results. It certainly has done so, filing 174 complaints out of the 287 received by the UEC.
Election observers were looking forward to seeing all election-related complaints and potential evidence presented and addressed in tribunal proceedings. According to our information, the UEC was about to proceed with the appointment of election tribunals when the military intervened. Election dispute resolution is an integral part of any electoral process, which rests on the fundamental premise that all sides act in good faith.
Therefore, the Tatmadaw must back down from its coup attempt and instead engage in a peaceful and transparent election dispute resolution process. The road to a fully realized democracy is long and arduous, but it is important that all stakeholders commit to upholding and protecting democratic norms. A repeat of what transpired after the 1990 general elections would mark a stark return to authoritarianism and will not be accepted by the people of Myanmar and the international community.
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國際聯署（中文版）
緬甸：停止政變！讓選舉法庭做他們該做的事！
Myanmar: Stop the coup, let election tribunals do their job
2月1日，緬甸國防軍─塔瑪都（Tatmadaw）表面上是回應選民對2020年11月8日大選舞弊事件的指控，拘留了許多政府官員，包括國務委員翁山蘇姬（Daw Aung San Suu Kyi），總統溫雲（U Win Myint）和聯邦選舉委員會（UEC）主席U Hla Thein，以及來自世界各地的民主運動人士和政治家執政的全國民主聯盟（NLD）和其他政黨。
國防軍隨後宣布奪權，緬甸進入為期一年的緊急情況（state of emergency），並任命副總統兼前將軍U Myint Swe為代理主席，同時由新的選舉委員會重新舉行一場選舉。
人權團體紛紛譴責緬甸軍方的政變，呼籲立即釋放所有被拘留的政治人物、政府官員和維權人士，並恢復民主政府的權力。若軍方想要尋求選舉的真相，應透過2008年《憲法》建立的正當法律程序進行偵查，而非流於武力政變。
緬甸本來就有選舉法庭的機制，可依法解決選舉相關爭議。軍方支持的聯盟團結與發展黨（USDP），屢次宣稱此次大選受到操縱和出現不法行為，就如同其他利害相關者一樣，軍方也擁有質疑選舉結果的合法權利。對於選舉結果不服的287項指控中，聯邦選舉委員會（UEC）也確實接受了其中的174項指控。
緬甸的觀選團體希望能透過找尋證據，依法解決選舉爭議。根據ANFREL的資料，聯邦選舉委員會其實在軍事政變前就已經任命選舉法庭。解決選舉爭議是任何選舉程序不可或缺的一部分，但運作的前提是，各方都能真誠以待。
鑒於此，我們要呼籲，緬甸國防軍（Tatmadaw）應放棄其政變企圖，改以和平、透明的方式解決選舉爭議。
全面民主化本就是一條漫長而艱鉅的道路，各方利益相關者都應致力於保障民主，這是非常重要的。1990年大選後的殷鑑不遠，威權、非民主的作法是不被緬甸人民與國際社會所接受的！
Signatories:
1. Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL)
2. Association for Elections and Democracy (PERLUDEM), Indonesia
3. Cambodian Human Rights Action Coalition (CHRAC)
4. Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC)
5. Cambodian Institute for Democracy (CID)
6. Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
7. Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL), Cambodia
8. Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV), Sri Lanka
9.
Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), Sri Lanka
10. Citizen Congress Watch (CCW), Taiwan
11. Civil Network OPORA, Ukraine
12. Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0), Malaysia
13. Coalition of Cambodian Farmers Community (CCFC)
14. Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL)
15. East and Horn of Africa Election Observers Network (E-HORN)
16. Elections Observation Group (ELOG), Kenya
17. ENGAGE, Malaysia
18. Free and Fair Election Forum (FEFA), Afghanistan
19. Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), Pakistan
20. General Election Observation Committee (GEOC)/Nepal Law Society
21. Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM)
22. Hong Kong Election Observation Project (HKEOP)
23. Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association (IDEA), Cambodia
24. Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP), Indonesia
25. Jaringan Pendidikan Pemilih untuk Rakyat (JPPR), Indonesia
26. Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), Philippines
27. MARUAH (Working Group for ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, Singapore)
28. Movement for Free & Fair Elections (MDDE), Sri Lanka
29. National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL), Philippines
30. National Election Observation Committee (NEOC), Nepal
31. National Election Watch Sierra Leone (NEWSL)
32. Neutral & Impartial Committee for Free & Fair Elections in Cambodia (NICFEC)
33. Open Forum for Democracy Foundation (P-NET), Thailand
34. People Center for Development and Peace (PDP-Center), Cambodia
35. People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), Sri Lanka
36. Pusat KOMAS, Malaysia
37. Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)
38. Thai Action Committee for Democracy in Burma (TACDB)
39. Tindak Malaysia
40. Transparency International Cambodia
41. Transparency Maldives
42. Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA)
43. We Watch, Thailand
44. West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON)
45. Women for Social Progress (WSP), Mongolia
46. Youth Resource Development Program (YRDP), Cambodia
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10. Citizen Congress Watch (CCW), Taiwan
11. Civil Network OPORA, Ukraine
12. Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0), Malaysia
13. Coalition of Cambodian Farmers Community (CCFC)
14. Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL)
15. East and Horn of Africa Election Observers Network (E-HORN)
16. Elections Observation Group (ELOG), Kenya
17. ENGAGE, Malaysia
18. Free and Fair Election Forum (FEFA), Afghanistan
19. Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), Pakistan
20. General Election Observation Committee (GEOC)/Nepal Law Society
21. Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM)
22. Hong Kong Election Observation Project (HKEOP)
23. Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association (IDEA), Cambodia
24. Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP), Indonesia
25. Jaringan Pendidikan Pemilih untuk Rakyat (JPPR), Indonesia
26. Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), Philippines
27. MARUAH (Working Group for ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, Singapore)
28. Movement for Free & Fair Elections (MDDE), Sri Lanka
29. National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL), Philippines
30. National Election Observation Committee (NEOC), Nepal
31. National Election Watch Sierra Leone (NEWSL)
32. Neutral & Impartial Committee for Free & Fair Elections in Cambodia (NICFEC)
33. Open Forum for Democracy Foundation (P-NET), Thailand
34. People Center for Development and Peace (PDP-Center), Cambodia
35. People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), Sri Lanka
36. Pusat KOMAS, Malaysia
37. Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)
38. Thai Action Committee for Democracy in Burma (TACDB)
39. Tindak Malaysia
40. Transparency International Cambodia
41. Transparency Maldives
42. Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA)
43. We Watch, Thailand
44. West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON)
45. Women for Social Progress (WSP), Mongolia
46. Youth Resource Development Program (YRDP), Cambodia
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Asian Network for Free Elections
Joint Statement: Myanmar: Stop the Coup, Let Election Tribunals Do Their Job
The undersigned election or human rights monitoring organizations condemn the military coup in Myanmar and call for the immediate release of all detained politicians, government officials, and activists.
【選舉觀察計劃就民主派人士被控觸犯《國家安全法》聲明】
據報道，47人因組織或參與民主派於2020年7月舉行的初選，因涉嫌違反串謀顛覆國家政權罪被起訴，全部人不准保釋，明早於西九龍裁判法院提堂。
選舉觀察計劃對此表示痛心。怍為曾為初選進行實地觀察、研究和撰寫報告的計劃，我們強調，選舉權（包括參選、被選和投票的安排）必須得到保障和尊重，香港市民一向重視程序公義、亦相當重視透過一人一票的方式彰顯民意，這也說明了有60多萬市民積極參與初選的本質和重要性。
我們認為，香港的出路，在於真正的民主發展和管治改革。政府現在選擇用《國家安全法》的權力對付民主派的人士，向籌備社會活動的人冠上「顛覆」的罪名，無限上綱，做法跟不民主的政府打壓異己的手段無異，只會繼續深化矛盾。
事實上，自2016年起，民主派人士的參選空間不斷地收窄，近日更有消息指出中央政府正謀求直接改變香港選舉制度。選舉觀察計劃於2月26日公佈的「我們香港人意見群組」民調結果顯示，若今年9月舉行立法會換屆選舉，這次選舉有多公平，結果57%人認為選舉將是不公平。87%的民主派支持者、39%的非民主派支持者均大比數認為選舉將是不公平。連串的舉動已經破壞了選舉的公平性和選舉結果在市民眼中的公信力。
2021年2月28日
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Statement from Election Observation Project Re. NSL charges of Pan-Democrats
As reported earlier today, a total of 47 persons were charged for subversion under the national security laws allegedly due to their organizing and participating in the primary election held last year. None of then was granted bail.
We are gravely concerned and distressed by the news. EOP, as the organization that had observed on site and subsequently compiled the report on the primary election, stresses that the right to vote (including the right to run, to vote and to be voted) has to be respected and protected by all. Hong Kongers have always placed utmost emphasis on procedural justice and public mandate through one person, one vote. It speaks to the nature and importance of the primary election, participated by more than 600,000 people of Hong Kong.
We are of the view that genuine democratic development and governance reform are the only ways out for Hong Kong. The government’s choice to crack down on organisers of civil activities, by overstretching the powers of NSL and completely over-interpreting the original intention for the primary. It will only serve to deepen the divisions in the society if our government continues to clamp down on dissents undemocratically.
In fact, the room for the pro-democratic camp to participate in elections has been shrinking since 2016. Worse still, it is reported that the Chinese government is seeking to directly intervene in and pass down electoral reform without due process. On 26 February, the EOP released the results of a public opinion survey, which found that 57% of Hong Kong people would see the election as unfair should it were to be held in September this year. In particular, 87% of pro-democracy supporters and 39% of non-pro-democracy supporters see that the election will be unfair. This shows that attempts by the authorities to intervene in electoral matters have already destroyed the fairness and legitimacy of elections in Hong Kong.
28th February, 2021.
據報道，47人因組織或參與民主派於2020年7月舉行的初選，因涉嫌違反串謀顛覆國家政權罪被起訴，全部人不准保釋，明早於西九龍裁判法院提堂。
選舉觀察計劃對此表示痛心。怍為曾為初選進行實地觀察、研究和撰寫報告的計劃，我們強調，選舉權（包括參選、被選和投票的安排）必須得到保障和尊重，香港市民一向重視程序公義、亦相當重視透過一人一票的方式彰顯民意，這也說明了有60多萬市民積極參與初選的本質和重要性。
我們認為，香港的出路，在於真正的民主發展和管治改革。政府現在選擇用《國家安全法》的權力對付民主派的人士，向籌備社會活動的人冠上「顛覆」的罪名，無限上綱，做法跟不民主的政府打壓異己的手段無異，只會繼續深化矛盾。
事實上，自2016年起，民主派人士的參選空間不斷地收窄，近日更有消息指出中央政府正謀求直接改變香港選舉制度。選舉觀察計劃於2月26日公佈的「我們香港人意見群組」民調結果顯示，若今年9月舉行立法會換屆選舉，這次選舉有多公平，結果57%人認為選舉將是不公平。87%的民主派支持者、39%的非民主派支持者均大比數認為選舉將是不公平。連串的舉動已經破壞了選舉的公平性和選舉結果在市民眼中的公信力。
2021年2月28日
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Statement from Election Observation Project Re. NSL charges of Pan-Democrats
As reported earlier today, a total of 47 persons were charged for subversion under the national security laws allegedly due to their organizing and participating in the primary election held last year. None of then was granted bail.
We are gravely concerned and distressed by the news. EOP, as the organization that had observed on site and subsequently compiled the report on the primary election, stresses that the right to vote (including the right to run, to vote and to be voted) has to be respected and protected by all. Hong Kongers have always placed utmost emphasis on procedural justice and public mandate through one person, one vote. It speaks to the nature and importance of the primary election, participated by more than 600,000 people of Hong Kong.
We are of the view that genuine democratic development and governance reform are the only ways out for Hong Kong. The government’s choice to crack down on organisers of civil activities, by overstretching the powers of NSL and completely over-interpreting the original intention for the primary. It will only serve to deepen the divisions in the society if our government continues to clamp down on dissents undemocratically.
In fact, the room for the pro-democratic camp to participate in elections has been shrinking since 2016. Worse still, it is reported that the Chinese government is seeking to directly intervene in and pass down electoral reform without due process. On 26 February, the EOP released the results of a public opinion survey, which found that 57% of Hong Kong people would see the election as unfair should it were to be held in September this year. In particular, 87% of pro-democracy supporters and 39% of non-pro-democracy supporters see that the election will be unfair. This shows that attempts by the authorities to intervene in electoral matters have already destroyed the fairness and legitimacy of elections in Hong Kong.
28th February, 2021.
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