To pursue charitable tasks in Asia and the surrounding area, such as advocating and lobbying for human rights, providing legal and advisory assistance to victims, and promoting equality, democracy, justice, the rule of law, and accountability. The association may pursue its goals by exercising the following functions: providing legal assistance to victims, participating in legal interventions with responsible parties and mandated bodies, cooperating with the United Nations and associated forums, including participating in special procedures and committees, conducting advocacy activities that may include public awareness and community mobilization activities, researching documents on human rights violations and producing publications, and networking and maintaining partnerships with other local and international human rights organizations.