Project Summary

HRC is an innovative initiative dedicated to advancing justice, accountability, and human rights protection in Burma. In a context where impunity prevails, HRC plays a crucial role in documenting human rights violations, equipping communities with knowledge and skills, and advancing transitional justice through community-driven initiatives.
HRC serves as both a learning space and an action-oriented platform, engaging academic, grassroots leaders, and civil society actors in evidence-based advocacy, capacity building, and community-based justice efforts. The project integrates documentation, education, and grassroots TJ approaches to ensure that affected communities actively contribute to shaping their own justice processes.
Project Framework
HRC operates through a dual-pillar framework, with grassroots transitional justice initiatives as our core priority and formal justice mechanisms as a complementary effort, particularly at the international level. The first pillar focuses on empowering local communities to document human rights violations, preserve historical memory, and lead survivor-centred truth-seeking and justice initiatives. The second pillar ensures that these community-driven efforts inform and complement formal justice mechanisms, bridging local realities with national and international accountability processes.
Pillar 1: Strengthening Grassroots Transitional Justice Initiatives
HRC works directly with communities to develop and implement grassroots TJ mechanisms that promote truth, accountability, and reconciliation. The project equips grassroots actors with the skills and knowledge to document abuses, advocate for justice, and support survivors through psychosocial care and community dialogue. These initiatives serve as the foundation for long-term justice and historical memory preservation in Burma.
Pillar 2: Complementing Formal Justice Mechanisms Locally and Internationally
HRC ensures that community-driven efforts are integrated into broader national and international justice processes. By supporting legal research, human rights documentation, and strategic advocacy, HRC strengthens pathways to accountability. The project builds bridges between grassroots actors, national legal efforts, and international human rights mechanisms, amplifying local voices and ensuring that evidence contributes to formal justice initiatives.
Key Activities
1. Human Rights Documentation and Investigation
2. Civil and political rights education
3. Human Rights practicum for students and fresh graduates
4. Capacity Building for Community Leaders
5. Research and Publications
6. Advocacy and Networking
7. Psychosocial Support for Survivors
8. Community Tea Circle

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