Jan Passion M.A. Currently residing in California, Jan worked in Sri Lanka for 3 years as the Deputy Director and Team Manager with the Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP).  Prior to his work in Sri Lanka, Jan worked with NP conducting field research and

As the newest member of the New Tactics in Human Rights Project team, I will be working to expand our online community of human rights practitioners as well as keep members actively participating in activities through the website. Organization: New TacticsOrganization website: http://www.newtactics.orgOther websites: http://www.cvt.org

Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights uses traditional human rights monitoring methods to document human rights abuses, but in this notebook we will learn how the group has also made a practice of adapting this methodology to emerging human rights issues. Minnesota Advocates has identified and developed practical and sustainable strategies for adapting human rights monitoring methods to address domestic violence (in Eastern Europe and the U.S.), child survival (in Mexico, Uganda and the U.S.) and transitional justice (in Peru).