What We Do

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

Tools for Action - provides you with practical "tools", including the New Tactics Workbook, a searchable tactical database, tactical notebooks written by ordinary people actively engaged with human rights issues, and an online discussion forum.

Training in Practice - brings small groups of people together to cross-train each other in the use and implementation of successful tactics, with the idea that workshop participants will form the basis for an ever-widening community of tactically trained human rights practitioners. In 2004, a World Symposium provided people from around the world an opportunity to network and share tactics.

Tactical Mapping - is a strategic planning tool that helps identify potential points of intervention in countries and regions with human rights issues. Once points of intervention have been identified, appropriate strategies and tactics can be applied to protect human rights. Douglas Johnson, the Center for Victims of Torture’s executive director, developed this methodology in cooperation with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Tactical mapping has many potential uses, and the New Tactics project is looking forward to utilizing this tool in the near future.