CHRO works collaboratively with a broad spectrum of partners at local, national, regional, and international levels to address human rights violations in Chin State, as well as issues affecting ethnic and religious minorities across Myanmar. Locally, CHRO strengthens grassroots organizations and civil society actors through capacity-building initiatives and coordinated responses. Nationally, it engages with different stakeholders to advocate for justice and human rights protection. Internationally, CHRO leverages its UN ECOSOC status to amplify the voices of oppressed communities, working with global human rights networks, advocacy groups, and governments to ensure accountability and mobilize international support. This multi-level approach enables CHRO to create a sustained impact across different spheres of influence.
LOCAL
At the local level, CHRO works with a variety of local partners and has built strong relationship with academic institution, media, civil society, religious and community-based organizations from across the nine townships in the State, as well as groups based outside of neighboring regions, including Sagaing, Magwe and Rakhine State.
NATIONAL
Myanmar Indigenous Peoples/Ethnic Nationalities Network
CHRO is a founding member of the Myanmar Indigenous Peoples/Ethnic Nationalities Network, a 28-member alliance working on indigenous rights issues from across the ethnic states and regions in Myanmar
Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma)
CHRO is a member of the Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma), a group consisting of 13 human rights organizations working on documentation and advocacy. The network collaborates on documentation and maintains a shared database, and works towards transitional justice, truth and reconciliation.
REGIONAL
Asia Indigenous Peoples’ Pact
CHRO is a member the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP). AIPP is a regional organization founded in 1992 by indigenous peoples’ movements. AIPP is committed to the cause of promoting and defending indigenous peoples’ rights and human rights and articulating issues of relevance to indigenous peoples. At present, AIPP has 47 members from 14 countries in Asia with 18 indigenous peoples’ national alliances/networks (national formations), 30 local and sub-national organizations. Of this number, 16 are ethnic based organizations, six (6) indigenous women and four (4) are indigenous youth organizations and one (1) organization of indigenous persons with disabilities.
Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network
CHRO is a founding member of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network. APPRN is an open and growing network consisting of more than 434 civil society organizations and individuals from 29 countries committed to advancing the rights of refugees in the Asia Pacific region. We do this through information sharing, mutual capacity building, and joint advocacy.
INTERNATIONAL
The Casualty Recorders Network
CHRO is a member of the global Casualty Recorders Network. The Casualty Recorders Network is an international community of organisations engaged in casualty recording. It was established by Every Casualty Counts in 2009 to share and develop best practice in casualty recording. The Network currently has more than sixty member organisations working in a wide range of conflict and post-conflict contexts worldwide.
CHRO is a Non-Governmental Organization in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2018.
