Introduction

The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) has provided trainings and awareness sessions across Myanmar on human rights, documentation of human rights violations, transitional justice, and psychosocial support.

Following the attempted military coup by the terrorist military junta, AAPP continued these trainings through online platforms. Through this approach, AAPP was able to reach student union members, participants in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), ethnic organizations, human rights activists, political party members, and civil society organizations.

Through the networks established with training participants, AAPP has also been able to receive and share information on human rights violations occurring across the country with its Documentation and Research Department. This close collaboration supports AAPP’s broader documentation, research, and accountability efforts.

Objective

The objective of the training programs is to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations, ethnic youth, women, LGBT+ communities, students, political party members, and human rights activists.

The training aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to better understand human rights violation documentation, transitional justice processes, and psychosocial support. By doing so, the programs contribute to future efforts to promote accountability, justice, and redress for human rights violations in Myanmar.

Activities

AAPP conducts the following training and awareness sessions:

• Human Rights, Human Rights Violation Documentation, and Transitional Justice Trainings, including basic and advanced-level courses, as well as awareness sessions;
• International Humanitarian Law (IHL) training and awareness sessions;
• Mental Health Awareness, Stress Management & Self-Care Training;
• CETA Psychosocial Support Provider Trainings;
• CETA Counselor Training;
• CETA Crisis Intervention Trainings;
• Mental Health Public Awareness Workshops;

Approach

To ensure meaningful learning and practical outcomes, all trainings are contextualized to the situation in Myanmar. AAPP delivers its training through interactive, participatory, inclusive, and adaptive methods.

This approach enables participants to engage actively, share their experiences, relate the training content to real-life situations, and apply the knowledge and skills gained in their respective communities, organizations, and areas of work.