Project profile — Myanmar Witness

• Myanmar (100.00%)

• Government And Civil Society, General: Human rights (15160) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Nutrition (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project aims to increase accountability for human rights abuses and violence in Myanmar by using open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques. These techniques help to identify, document and verify instances of alleged human rights abuses and violence in Myanmar. Project activities include: (1) capturing, analysing, verifying and archiving content related to violence and human rights abuses; (2) equipping the United Nations and the democratic government with reliable evidence to inform action; (3) establishing and maintaining a trusted source of information for media, research, and civil society organizations; and (4) providing open source and data verification capacity building in the local language.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased international legal accountability and diplomatic efforts; (2) increased informed media coverage of human rights abuses in Myanmar using project data; and (3) enhanced capabilities of Myanmar partners and internal project staff to apply their skills in documenting human rights abuses.

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• Proactive disclosure