Common Questions What is a tactic? A tactic is a specific action taken to try to address a situation as it relates to a specific plan (strategy). Tactics can take different shapes and forms.

Why New Tactics? While great advances have been made in human rights advocacy over the past 50 years, human rights abuses remain widespread and persistent.

What We Do The New Tactics in Human Rights project works in three interconnected ways:

Tactic Examples A tactic can be almost anything you can imagine. Some involve sophisticated computer programming. Others are as simple as turning your light on and off at a certain time - along with thousands of others.

The New Tactics project is made possible by the support of a number of generous funders. The opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this site are those of the New Tactics project and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders.The project has received support from the following sources since its inception:

Privacy Notice for the New Tactics Web Site New Tactics has created this privacy notice to demonstrate our firm commitment to internet privacy. The following discloses our policies concerning the gathering and sharing of information through this website.

Current New Tactics Materials

Partnerships An Advisory Committee of nine world leaders - including former heads of state and leaders of significant stature from government and business-provides advice for developing the project, helps secure resources and promotes the ideas to wider audiences.

Working Group Mariclaire Acosta, Mexico, Director, Americas Program, International Center for Transitional Justice

Partner Organizations Access to Justice, based in Lagos, Nigeria, advocates changes to the legal system that will make it more accessible, efficient, transparent and responsive to society’s needs. They also work to rebuild public faith in the justice system.