Karen Human Rights Group

What Karen Human Rights Group does

Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) is a non-profit human rights documentation organization founded in 1992 and operating across Southeast Burma/Myanmar, including Karen State, Pegu/Bago, Tanintharyi, and Shan State regions. KHRG trains community members, local CBOs/CSOs, and works with ethnic armed organizations to document human rights violations including armed conflict, forced recruitment, arbitrary arrest, house burnings, shelling, air strikes, killings, forced displacement, forced labor, sexual violence, and impacts on livelihoods, healthcare, and education. Active documentation spans seven Karen districts: Toungoo (Taw Oo), Thaton (Doo Tha Htoo), Nyaunglebin (Kler Lwee Htoo), Mergui-Tavoy, Hpapun (Mu Traw), Hpa-an, and Dooplaya.

KHRG's core products are publications rather than software: field reports, thematic and commentary reports, briefing papers, statements, press releases, photo sets, videos, Radio Karen audio content, and maps. All materials are published free of charge in English, Karen (S'gaw Karen), and Burmese, and distributed through a website (khrg.org), email newsletters, social media (Twitter, Facebook), Radio Karen, and downstream advocacy networks. The underlying technology platform is a community-based data collection and reporting workflow combined with multimedia publishing; KHRG does not offer a SaaS product, software platform, or AI/ML-based services. One reporting period (January-June 2026) yielded 1,701 photographs cataloged in a single photo set, illustrating the scale of data inputs.

The business model is donation and grant based. KHRG receives foundation grants from Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Merck Foundation, Norwegian Burma Council, and Jesuit Refugee Service Asia-Pacific, and accepts individual donations plus merchandise purchases through its website. All publications and resources are provided free of charge. The organization reports 1-10 employees, does not publicly disclose revenue, and has no identified parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, M&A activity, or management team information in publicly available sources. KHRG does not hold patents, trademarks, or formal certifications, and is not subject to disclosed regulatory actions.

Name

Karen Human Rights Group

Legal name

Karen Human Rights Group

Website

https://khrg.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Karen Human Rights Group is a non-profit human rights documentation organization founded in 1992 that trains community members across Southeast Burma to document and publish human rights violations through field reports, multimedia content, and advocacy in English, Karen, and Burmese languages for local and international stakeholders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Documentation and Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH)

Keywords

• Human rights documentation
• Field reporting services
• Advocacy research
• Community-based monitoring
• Nonprofit publishing

Headquarters

HQ country

Myanmar (Burma)

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants and Organizational Support: KHRG receives support from international organizations including Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Merck Foundation, Norwegian Burma Council, and Jesuit Refugee Service Asia-Pacific for production and publication of reports.
2. Donations and Support: The organization accepts donations through its website 'Support US' section, with options to donate, purchase products, and support job opportunities.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Karen Human Rights Group documents human rights violations committed by the Burma Army and other armed actors in Southeast Burma, training community members to gather first-hand testimonies that are translated and published as field reports, thematic reports, briefing papers, statements, photo sets, videos, and Radio Karen audio content. All publications are provided free of charge via the khrg.org website in English, Karen, and Burmese to support international advocacy and amplify villagers' perspectives.

Product overview

Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) is a human rights documentation organization that operates as a publication platform rather than a software product company. Its offerings consist of various types of reports, media content, and advocacy materials documenting human rights violations in Southeast Burma/Myanmar. The core products include field reports, thematic reports, briefing papers, statements, photo sets, videos, audio content (Radio Karen), and maps. These publications are organized by district (such as Mu Traw, Doo Tha Htoo, Kler Lwee Htoo, Taw Oo) and cover issues including armed conflict, forced relocation, forced labor, displacement, and attacks on civilians. KHRG also offers newsletters for subscription and merchandise publications for purchase. The organization does not offer a software platform, SaaS product, or technology-based services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Field Reports (From the Field)

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% of 44 displaced Karen women interviewed report feeling insecure

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Jesuit Refugee Service Asia-PacificcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported the production and publication of KHRG's human rights documentation work in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Images AsiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided editing and layout services for KHRG report publications.
• Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerKNU field reports are occasionally used to supplement KHRG's documentation. In some cases, KNLA soldiers have guided large groups of villagers along escape routes to safety.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Amnesty International (Myanmar research): Amnesty International conducts research and publishes reports on human rights abuses in Myanmar. Comparable to KHRG as a producer of human rights reporting on Burma but operates globally with much broader scope.
• International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH): FIDH is an international human rights organization coordinating advocacy and documentation across member organizations, including work on Myanmar. Comparable to KHRG in producing international-facing human rights reporting but operating globally through member leagues.
• Human Rights Watch (Burma/Myanmar division): Human Rights Watch is a major international human rights organization that conducts research and publishes reports on Myanmar, including on issues KHRG documents. Comparable as a producer of human rights reporting on Burma but with vastly larger scope and resources.

Direct peers

• Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma): AAPP documents political prisoners and human rights abuses in Burma, publishing data on arrests, detentions, and killings. Comparable to KHRG as a Burma-focused documentation and advocacy organization.
• Chin Human Rights Organization: Chin Human Rights Organization documents human rights abuses against the Chin ethnic minority in Burma, producing reports submitted to UN mechanisms. Directly comparable to KHRG's ethnic minority documentation work in Myanmar.
• Fortify Rights: Fortify Rights conducts independent investigations and produces reports on human rights violations in Southeast Asia, including Burma/Myanmar. Comparable to KHRG in producing in-depth human rights documentation aimed at policy impact.
• Free Burma Rangers: Free Burma Rangers is a multi-ethnic humanitarian relief and documentation organization operating in war-affected areas of Burma, producing field reports on Burma Army abuses. Highly comparable to KHRG in mission, geographic focus, and community-based documentation model.
• Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURM): HURM documents human rights situations in Mon State, Burma, with a similar community-based documentation approach. Comparable to KHRG as an ethnic-focused human rights documentation organization in Myanmar.
• Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN): BHRN documents human rights abuses in Burma and advocates for accountability with international stakeholders. Directly comparable to KHRG as a Burma-focused human rights documentation and advocacy organization.
• Shan Human Rights Foundation: Shan Human Rights Foundation documents human rights violations affecting the Shan ethnic minority in Burma, producing field reports and advocacy outputs. Closely comparable to KHRG as an ethnic-minority-focused documentation organization in Myanmar.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/khrg
• Facebookfacebook.com/karenhumanrightsgroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/karen-human-rights-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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