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Tactiques

A travers le monde, les gens utilisent des tactiques innovatrices pour garantir la protection des droits de l’homme. Dans plusieurs cas, d’autres activistes des droits de l’homme pourraient bénéficier de ces expériences. Le réseau électronique, « New Tactics » (Nouvelles Tactiques), est une collection croissante de ces stratégies, décrit de façon à être utile et à servir de source d'inspiration a d'autres personnes qui peuvent les appliquer à leur propre situation et également les modifier ou les combiner de manières à former de nouvelles tactiques propre a eux.

Nous vous invitons à parcourir ces tactiques, à chercher des stratégies spécifiques, à poser des questions, ou à entamer des discussions à leurs sujets. Nous vous encourageons également à partager vos  expériences et les moyens innovateurs que vous utilisez dans votre  lutte contre un problème de droits de l’homme qui vous tient à cœur. Notre but est de continuer d’ajouter à ce réseau de nouvelles tactiques favorable à un monde meilleur.

Instituting a community-level truth and reconciliation commission to address racial divisions

The community of Greensboro, North Carolina hosted a unique Truth and Reconciliation Commission, developed as an act of society rather than the government, and has been the only Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in the United States. Community survivors and activists saw a need for action beyond the legal system; they wanted to alleviate the pain harbored in victims, and address the racial hatred enduring in others. The 2004-2006 Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission (GTRC) launched a healing process for victims, raised awareness of the racial divisions within the community, and promoted open dialogue and equality within Greensboro. As a result, a Task Force was created as a post Truth and Reconciliation Commission plan to educate the Greensboro citizens, and continues to hold monthly meetings and assist in the on-going healing process for victims of discrimination.

Engaging civil society and international allies to build a united front to lobby for legal amendments

The Iraqi Civic Action Network (ICAN) led a large civil society movement by engaging national and international stakeholders to put pressure on the Iraqi parliament to integrate amendments agreed upon by the broad alliance to the law on the establishment and functioning of Iraqi non-governmental organizations (NGOs). As a result, a second draft law, based on the recommendations of the civil society organizations and reviewed by the parliament was sent to the presidency to integrate the suggested recommendations.

Engaging local level monitors to document cases of slavery to be used as legal documentation in courts

The National Organization for Defending Rights and Freedom (HOOD) trained local monitoring teams in communities to document cases of slavery in Yemen in order to be used by the victims as a legal document in the courts. Utilizing a documentation form that is signed by the interviewer and three additional witnesses who expressed their willingness to testify in the court at a later stage, HOOD was able to document more than 100 cases of slavery in three Yemenite governorates. As a result, the issue of slavery was brought up into public awareness, facilitating a breakthrough in overcoming the cycle of fear. In addition, one “slave” was able to get a sentence in his favor setting him free. However, the other members of his family are still captured as slaves by other individuals.

Using parallel international and national lobbying channels to address discrimination

AZETTA used international lobbying to leverage national lobbying channels in a timely manner in order to address discrimination targeting the Amazigh community in Morocco, making it possible for Moroccan citizens to use the Amazigh language to name their children.

Using international lobbying leverage to advance national lobbying for adoption of international policy mechanisms

In September 2008, ALEF-act for human rights (The Association Libanaise pour l’Education et la Formation) launched an international lobbying campaign at the European Union (EU) & United Nations (UN) institutions in order to push the Lebanese state to ratify the Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture (OpCAT). ALEF conducted eighteen (18) meetings within a period of two weeks prior to a visit by Lebanese representatives. These meetings leveraged international concern and served to influence the Lebanese state representatives and the respective Lebanese institutions and resulted in the Lebanese state ratifying the OpCAT.

Creating local level shadow committees to promote women’s rights

The Civic Democratic Initiatives Support Foundation (CDF) created local level “shadow committees” to promote issues related to women’s rights and women’s participation in development. The capacity building process not only enhanced the ability of local women to advance their issues in their local public political sphere but resulted in local level NGOs promoting women’s rights.

Engaging victims to develop a community education user friendly guide “know your rights” titled “Detainees Guide”

The Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (TRC) developed a user friendly guide to raise awareness about the rights of detainees in Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) through a process of engaging people whose rights had been violated in order to understand what the broader community actually needs to know about their rights in order to claim them.

Building grassroots support to develop a law and lobby decision makers

Association el Amane pour le Développement de la Femme (EL AMANE) in Morocco organized 161 consultative meetings in 35 cities and villages that engaged over 1800 women in order to collect the recommendations that were included in a draft law to prevent domestic violence. Based on the statistics of civil society organizations working in support centers for women, nine out of ten women are subject to violence perpetrated by their husband. This incredible level of abuse experienced by women resulted in EL AMANE’s decision to lobby law makers to institute a law criminalizing domestic violence.

Using surplus space to showcase artistic expression

The Cape Creative Exhibition was the brainchild of Patrick Schofield and the Indalo Project in Cape Town, South Africa. The multi-disciplinary exhibition showcased the creative talent of Cape Town during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and brought together selected ranges of craft, design, fine art, film and performing art in a refurbished empty building. Mr. Schofield stated, “We had an empty building, a whole country in celebration for a month, visitors from all over the world; together, a fantastic opportunity to showcase creative Cape Town. This is the first public exhibition we’ve undertaken and we planned to raise a brow or two. Our mandate is to push the creative edge in Cape Town and South Africa, what better way than turning a whole building into an exhibition space, and to tip it off – on the Greenpoint fan mile!”

Building allies with government institutions and port communities to prevent human trafficking and protect victims

Visayan Forum, Inc. (VF), in co-operation with the Philippine Ports Authority, runs eight unique halfway house facilities in strategic ports throughout the country’s archipelago. In addition to providing center-based services to vulnerable migrants, this partnership helps to intervene to combat human trafficking in these seaports by intercepting potential victims of trafficking and apprehending suspected traffickers.