"The ALRC will work to develop effective legal resources for the poor and disadvantaged of Asia, especially those who are subjected to multiple forms of oppression, such as women. The objectives of the Centre are to: * PROMOTE awareness among the oppressed of their inalienable rights as human beings and of remedies available to them under national, regional and international instruments; * PROMOTE awareness and acceptance among jurists and others whose activities affect human rights of their responsibilities to serve and protect the oppressed; * PROVIDE FOR EXCHANGE within Asia of expertise and experience among human rights organisations and legal resource groups; * ENGAGE IN inter-disciplinary RESEARCH on human rights, and on the provision of legal resources in support of such human rights in the various countries of the region; * PROMOTE THE TRAINING of lawyers to render effective legal assistance to the oppressed and victims of human rights violations; * DEVELOP METHODOLOGIES for, and assist in the training of, paralegal workers, and facilitate the sharing of such experiences; * DEVELOP PROGRAMMES of mass education about law, and support the sharing experiences of those involved in such programmes; * PROMOTE the creation and strengthening of legal resource organisations in the region; * PROMOTE reform of such institutions to increase their ability to provide timely and effective relief."