Executive summary: "ARTICLE 19 is aware of the magnitude of human rights violations in Myanmar. Given our expertise and scope of activities, this submission focuses on Myanmar?s compliance with its international human rights obligations in protecting the right to freedom of expression and right to freedom of information. In particular the major issues of concern are: • Failure of the legal framework to guarantee the right to freedom of expression and the right to freedom of information • Absence of freedom of expression in electoral processes; • Censorship of the media and detention, arbitrary arrests and harassment of journalists and media workers; • Prosecution and imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi and others exercising the right to freedom of expression; • Complete control and censorship of the internet. These concerns are outlined in a greater detail below..."