1. The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, labeled the December elections planned by the military a "sham," as opposition parties are excluded from participation.
2. Andrews emphasized that the arrest, detention, imprisonment, and torture of political opposition leaders make it impossible for the elections to be free or fair.
3. In addition to political unrest, nearly 22 million people in Myanmar require humanitarian aid due to worsening conditions in war-torn regions, as ongoing fighting between the military and pro-democracy and ethnic minority groups persists.