Burma
Between 2006 and 2011, the Human Rights Center worked with grassroots organizations in Burma and along its borders to assess and improve access to health care and provide basic human rights training. In May 2008, HRC staff members were in the region when Cyclone Nargis hit and provided reports to national news organizations, including National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and the San Francisco Chronicle. Also in spring 2008, HRC staff worked with students in the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy to examine the effectiveness of sanctions against Burma. Their report, Flying Blind: Investigating the Humanitarian and Human Rights Impacts of the U.S. Sanctions Regime on Burma, was published in May 2008.