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Monitoring police conduct through personal observation

Copwatch sends teams of volunteers into the community to monitor police activities and report on incidents of misconduct. The organization was founded in Berkeley, California, with the goal of ‘reducing police harassment and brutality’ and ‘upholding Berkeley’s tradition of tolerance and diversity.’

Performing independent postmortem examinations to document cases of torture

The Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) was established in 1995, after the Kenya Medical Association issued a press statement asserting that no torture took place in Kenya.  The IMLU is a network of independent doctors and lawyers who challenge official reports of deaths in custody by performing postmortem examinations to document suspected cases torture and providing medical and legal aid to prisoners and survivors of torture.  Clients who want a postmortem on family members first complete a Post-Mortem Request Form and, because of IMLU’s network throughout the country, doctors who live nearest to the victim quickly administer postmortems.  Results are carefully documented according to medical and legal guidelines.  IMLU encourages clients to seek legal redress when evidence of torture is discovered.  For clients who cannot afford a lawyer, IMLU refers them to a network of lawyers and NGOs providing pro bono legal services.  Their goal is to pursue public interest cases that will set a precedent against the use of torture and send a message to perpetrators of torture.

Using government resources to institute women's human rights education

The Women for Women’s Rights Project—“New Ways” in Turkey, gained the financial support of government to implement human rights education for women. This support allowed the organization to carry their program out much more extensively in communities, reaching many more people in the country.

Using petitions to gain public support for a government peace process

Through a drive that encouraged citizens of all political persuasions to sign a petition, the Basque peace group, Elkarri, gave citizens a way to collectively and effectively pressure the Spanish and Basque governments to initiate a peace dialogue.

Since the 15th century the Basque country, on the border between France and Spain, has been disputed territory.

Building public and media awareness to change the minimum wage and policy for sub-contract workers

The minimum wage system was introduced to the Korean labor market in 1988 as a buffer against income gaps. However, it has not performed well in this function as the legal amount was set too low. Furthermore, it often served employers' interest to fix low wages.

Creating identity cards as a form of 'virtual accompaniment' for human rights defenders

The tactic - the Objector Identity Card - is a form of "virtual accompaniment" being practised by War Resisters' International (WRI) in cooperation with ANOOC, the National Assembly of Conscientious Objectors in Colombia.