Thirty law students from Rangoon have formed a ‘justice validation organisation’ with the aim of helping Burmese people understand their responsibilities and rights under the legal system.

A founding member of the group, who declined to be publicly named, said members were firm believers in democratic ideals and the importance of a just legal system.

“. . . the people of Burma have been deprived of justice for a long time. Therefore, it is still necessary to bring up people who can steadfastly work, based on fairness,” the student said.

The group reportedly plans to monitor Burmese administrative and legal procedures and inform the public of their findings starting early next year.

“We will basically collect data regarding the responsibilities of the authorities . . . we will give the public basic (information) on who their ward and township authorities are . . . We will start from the level the public could accept so that the public could demand their legal rights bravely,” the student said.