Community-based assessment of human rights in a complex humanitarian emergency: the Emergency Assistance Teams-Burma and Cyclone Nargis

After Cyclone Nargis struck Burma in 2008, killing over 138,000 people, the military government blocked international aid, leaving community-based groups like EAT to lead relief efforts. EAT documented ongoing human rights abuses, including aid misappropriation, land confiscation, and harassment of relief workers. Over a year later, many survivors still lacked basic needs and healthcare. The study highlights the importance of independent, community-led responses in humanitarian crises, especially where censorship and state control persist.