New Tactics in Human Rights:
A Resource for Practitioners

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Complete Workbook

Introduction

Introduction, by Justice Richard J. Goldstone [512 KB pdf]
Polish | Ukrainian

The Need for New Tactics, by Douglas A. Johnson [111 KB pdf]
Hebrew | Mongolian | Polish | Russian | Ukrainian

Russian: Translation of Chapter Introductions

Uzbek: Translation of Introduction, The Need for New Tactics, and Workbook excerpts

Prevention Tactics

Resistance [168 KB pdf]
Tactics that demonstrate opposition to abuse.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian

Disruption [116 KB pdf]
Tactics that use direct action to influence a perpetrator to end the abuse.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian

Persuasion [133 KB pdf]
Tactics that use respected leaders or nonconfrontational institutional mechanisms to negotiate an end to violations.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian

Incentive [97 KB pdf]
Tactics that provide alternatives to human rights abuse.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian

[Intervention Tactics in Russian]

Restorative Tactics

Remembering abuses [157 KB pdf]
Tactics that bring to light the nature and extent of abuses, or the identities of the perpetrators or victims.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian

Strengthening individuals and communities [142 KB pdf]
Tactics that employ mental health interventions, rehabilitation and other techniques to heal individu-als and communities.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian

Seeking redress [155 KB pdf]
Tactics that seek justice through litigation, sanctions, reparations or other means.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian

[Restorative Tactics in Russian]

Building Human Rights Cultures and Institutions

Building constituencies [144 KB pdf]
Tactics involve new groups in human rights advocacy.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian

Collaboration [129 KB pdf]
Tactics that are used to develop new and effective partnerships for change.
Mongolian | Polish

Building capacity [167 KB pdf]
Tactics that create institutions and training systems to promote human rights.
Mongolian | Polish

Building awareness [132 KB pdf]
Tactics that are used to educate about human rights.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian

[Building Human Rights Cultures and Institutions in Russian]

Resources

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