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Litigating representative cases to push for women’s rights through legal reform

The Center for Women’s Law Studies and Legal Services of Peking University was founded 1995 as a pubic interest law firm that conducts research on women’s issues and provides pro-bono legal services to Chinese women of all backgrounds.  The center’s most successful tactic has been in litigating a select number cases that carry great implications for Chinese women’s struggles in the current

Providing free legal services to victims of police torture

A collective of attorneys in the Izmir Bar Association organized its members to provide free services to victims of police torture.

Demonstrating outside the homes of perpetrators of abuse to generate condemnation

In Argentina, perpetrators of abuse during Argentina's dictatorship (1976-1983) often live anonymously among their neighbors, enjoying the immunity granted by the current Argentinean government.  HIJOS, a local human rights organization, is trying to unmask this anonymity. To accomplish their goal, they organize a neighborhood-wide information campaign about the crimes of the abuser in their midst. Then they pick a day to demonstrate, using speeches, skits and music as they march toward the home of the abuser. After many demonstrations, the abuser has been socially ostracized. In some cases, the abusers have been forced to move from their neighborhoods.

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.

Setting up an independent commission to fight corruption

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) employs tactics aimed at gaining public confidence and participation to fight corruption in Hong Kong.   These tactics include corruption prevention, operations, preventive education, and enlisting the support from the public.  ICAC was established as an anti-corruption organization totally independent from any department of the government and police.  ICAC is committed to fight corruption with its approach of investigation, prevention, and education.  It targets all areas where corruption might exist in order to prevent any loopholes. These areas are the governmental, public, and private sectors.  Through this tactic, ICAC has restored public confidence in the government to end corruption in the country.