THE NEW TACTICS NEWSLETTER - April 22, 2004

JUST ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY!

Applications are due April 30 for the New Tactics in Human Rights International Symposium. To be sure that we have participants from a broad range of disciplines and from around the world, we need to hear from you.

The Symposium is a unique learning and networking opportunity for people dedicated to advancing human rights.

29 September – 2 October 2004
Ankara, Turkey
Application Deadline: April 30, 2004.
Participation is limited.

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WELCOMING CHILD SOLDIERS BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY

In Mozambique Rebuilding Hope uses both traditional healing and Western psychology to reintegrate child soldiers – many of whom have been forced to commit terrible acts - into the community.

RECRUITING HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORS

How can you empower people affected by human rights violations to join in the struggle for their own rights?

One way is to recruit them to join a network of human rights monitors. Would this work in your country? Have you used a similar tactic? Want to learn more?

Discuss this tactic in our forum.

TACTICS IN THE NEWS

Tactic: Labeling humanely produced goods to create or expand a market for them. Labeling carpets made without child labor has reduced the practice of employing and enslaving children in India’s carpet industry.

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