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Headline Tactic Organization Region Accompanying human rights activists to protect them from danger Targeted Presence of International and Local Organizations Peace Brigades International Americas Activating historic sites as centers for citizen engagement with human rights issues. Community Relationship Building The International Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience Universal Adapting traditional human rights fact-finding methodology to emerging human rights issues Monitoring Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights (MAHR) Universal Adopting international human rights conventions at the local level to improve women's rights Applying International Law Locally WILD for Human Rights Americas Building a coalition of all human rights organizations in a country to speak with one voice against abuses Coalitions Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos Americas Building coalitions among diverse constituency groups to affect local, regional and international policy using a rights and health-based approach to pesticides. Coalitions Pesticide Action Network - North America (PANNA) Americas Building collaborative partnerships to develop a Local Housing Board that responds to development-related demolitions and fulfillment of the right to housing Partnerships Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) Asia Building corporate capacity to create constructive relationships based on a respect for indigenous people’s rights Partnerships First Peoples Worldwide Universal Building multiple constituencies for transnational policy advocacy on indigenous issues Building Constituencies Saami Council Universal Building public and media awareness to change the minimum wage and policy for sub-contract workers Education and Awareness Korean Women Workers Associations United (KWWAU) Asia Certifying companies based on an internationally recognizable standard to improve labor conditions Code of Conduct Social Accountability International (SAI) Americas Challenging the government to make defiance of pharmaceutical patent laws legal Defiance of Unjust Law Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) Africa Collaborating with the border police to prevent trafficking Targeted Presence of International and Local Organizations Maiti Nepal Asia Collecting signatures for a referendum that compels the legislature to consider human rights-based legislation Referenda Poder Ciudadano Americas Combining traditional and western healing techniques to reintegrate child soldiers into their former communities Partnerships Rebuilding Hope Africa Compiling human rights education success stories to learn from the experiences of others Education and Awareness Asia-Pacific Regional Resource Center for Human Rights Education (ARRC) Asia Concentrating production of soccer balls in monitored facilities to prevent child labor Labeling Reebok International Ltd. Asia Coordinating efforts to preserve archival information among several organizations and creating an integrating system for accessing it Opening Files to Victims Memoria Abierta Americas Creating a child board and village child protection networks to combat child abuse and trafficking Community Engagement Enfants & Developpement (E&D) Asia Creating a database tool that protects human rights information from confiscation Technology Benetech Human Rights Program, Martus Human Rights Bulletin System Universal Creating a network of volunteers to monitor compliance with international human rights commitments at the local level Monitoring League of Human Rights Advocates (LHRA) Europe Creating a public access database to inform residents about polluters Technology Scorecard Americas Creating a public forum where the police and ordinary citizens can work together to resolve grievances Community Relationship Building CLEEN Foundation Africa Creating a venue on the Internet for former child soldiers to share their stories and develop new skills Technology Childsoldiers.org Africa Creating a written history based on oral testimony to help people in isolated communities understand the full extent of the war crimes Strengthening Individuals and Communities Recovery of Historical Memory Project (REHMI) Americas Creating alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to prevent the involvement of the police Strengthening Individuals and Communities Centre for Victims of Torture (CVICT) Asia Creating an assessment tool to evaluate the human rights impact of businesses Auditing Danish Institute for Human Rights Europe Creating an ombudsman institution to provide recourse to victims of discrimination Creating Human Rights Ombudsmen Discrimination Ombudsman Europe Creating an online cultural repository of ancient texts Technology Nitartha International Document Input Center Asia Creating an online database to promote government transparency Technology Seoul Metropolitan Government Asia Creating human rights awareness through economic assistance Education and Awareness Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) Asia Creating human rights cities to involve entire communities in the promotion and protection of human rights Building Constituencies People's Movement for Human Rights Education (PDHRE) Universal Culturally sensitive materials facilitate discussion on women's rights by Muslim women Education and Awareness Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI) Asia Demonstrating outside the homes of perpetrators of abuse to generate condemnation Targeted Exposure H.I.J.O.S Americas Developing a law enforcement network to promote professionalism and network rights among themselves Education: Specialized Training Liberia National Law Enforcement Association (LINLEA) Africa Developing an electronic newsgroup to allow women on different sides of a conflict to share information Technology Zenska Infoteka Europe Developing and implementing a Corporate Sector Model to promote cost-effective and socially-responsible action on HIV/AIDS in the community Community Engagement Tata Iron & Steel Company Ltd. Asia Developing electronic advocacy groups to influence government on issues of peace and social justice Internet Technology MoveOn Americas Developing human rights consciousness among youth through student clubs Education and Awareness Nouveaux Droits de L'Homme (NDH) Asia Developing international monitoring and labelling coalitions Labeling Fairtrade Labelling Organisation International (FLO) Europe Developing pro bono services in the professional legal community to give NGO's and victims of human rights abuses access to more frequent and better legal services. Building Constituencies Instituto Pro Bono Americas Developing youth parliaments to teach youth about the democratic process Strengthening Individuals and Communities Culture and Free Thought Association Asia Distributing air quality testing equipment to community members to promote environmental justice Monitoring Bucket Brigades Americas Embarrassing public officials to make them comply with child labor laws Targeted Exposure South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude (SACCS) Asia Employing community health volunteers to administer low-cost HIV/AIDS medications, treatment and support Community Engagement Partners in Health (PIH) Americas Empowering children with information, skills and formal structures to advocate for their own rights Community Relationship Building Concerned for the Working Children (CWC) Asia Empowering the youth with democratic tools to promote coexistence Strengthening Individuals and Communities Jewish-Arab Community Association (JACA) Asia Encouraging passage of local government resolutions to influence national policy Building Constituencies Cities for Peace Americas Engaging and training migrant men and women farmworkers to promote family violence prevention in migrant farmworker communities Education: Specialized Training Migrant Clinicians Network Americas Engaging key stakeholders for resolving land disputes Building Constituencies Resource Integration Center (RIC) Asia Engaging local leaders to become advocates for human rights Community Engagement Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW) Africa Engaging locally respected leaders to end customary practices that violate human rights Negotiation Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Africa Engaging religious leaders in a conversation about inclusion, and implementing non-violent direct action tactics if negotiations fail Negotiation Soulforce, Inc. Americas Establishing and building capacity of community-based water users associations to monitor and operate small-scale development infrastructures Monitoring Oxfam Great Britain Asia Establishing Independent Monitoring Boards for prisons to ensure humane and just treatment Monitoring Independent Monitoring Board in England and Wales (IMB) Europe Establishing village peace committees to build understanding between internally displaced people and host communities Community Relationship Building Community Trust Fund Asia Filing a civil tort action against a multi-national organization for human rights abuses that occurred as a result of a business venture Litigation Earthrights International, Center for Constitutional Rights, International Labor Rights Fund Americas Giving people the information and skills that they need to claim their rights Education and Awareness Soldiers' Mothers of Saint Petersburg Europe Helping non-governmental organizations connect and support one another through Internet networks Technology Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Universal Human Rights Advocacy Utilizing Religious Perspectives and Opinion Leaders Framing an Issue National working group for the socialization of human rights values through education, Directorate Generale of Human Rights & Gunadarma University, Jakarta Asia Human Rights Budgeting to Promote and Protect Social and Economic Rights Creating Human Rights Budgets Institute for Democratic Alternatives in South Africa (IDASA) Africa Incorporating human rights education in the public school system Education and Awareness Albanian Center for Human Rights (ACHR) Europe Independent monitoring to verify and oversee effective compliance with codes of conduct Monitoring Independent Monitoring Group in El Salvador (IMGES) Americas Involving the community in deciding offenders’ sentences and helping rehabilitate them Community Engagement Peacemaking Circles Americas Labeling products to assure consumers child labor was not used Labeling Rugmark Foundation Asia Leveraging shareholder power to press corporations to adopt socially and environmentally responsible policies and practices Code of Conduct Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) Americas Litigating representative cases to push for women’s rights through legal reform Litigation The Center for Women’s Law and Legal Services of Peking University Asia Mapping personal histories to reclaim a place in history, recover lost land and promote social justice Community Engagement District Six Museum District Six Museum Africa Mobilizing advocates to pressure local governments to pass resolutions against legislation that violates human rights Defiance of Unjust Law Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) Americas Mobilizing citizens to turn off their lights everyday to protest government corruption Public Presence and Mass Mobilization Citizen Initiative for Constant Light Asia Mobilizing cultural resources to build an anti-racist youth network Artistic Expression Never Again Association Europe Mobilizing public resources for victims of human rights violations Targeted Services ICAR Foundation Europe Monitoring checkpoints to document abuses and demonstrate solidarity Monitoring Machsom Watch Asia Monitoring police conduct through personal observation Monitoring Copwatch Americas Offering community education and developing alternative rites of passage to discourage Female Genital Cutting Education and Awareness Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)/Maendelo Ya Wanawake Africa Opening police files to victims of abuse to promote justice and healing Opening Files to Victims Centro de Documentación y Archivo (CDyA) Americas Organizing demonstrations outside of police stations after arrests of activists Public Presence and Mass Mobilization Otpor! Europe Organizing summer camps to offer children a reprieve from violence Strengthening Individuals and Communities Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (TRC) Asia Pairing police with refugees and migrants to develop understanding and reduce discrimination Building Constituencies International Centre for Culture and Languages Europe Performing independent postmortem examinations to document cases of torture Forensics Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) Africa Phasing out child labor in the garment industry and providing education for ex-workers Internal Corporate Practices Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers' and Exporters' Association (BGMEA) Asia Providing companies with a plan for a practical HIV policy that reduces the cost of the treatment for all employees Partnerships Project M.O.M. Sunshine Africa Providing DNA testing and legal assistance to prisoners who may have been wrongly accused of a crime Forensics Innocence Project Americas Providing free legal services to victims of police torture Prosecution Izmir Bar Association Asia Providing human rights training to the police to prevent torture Education: Specialized Training Assistance Centre for Torture Survivors (ACET) Europe Providing parents with funds that allow them to send their children to school rather than to work Targeted Services Bolsa Escola Americas Recording traditional ecological knowledge to protect indigenous rights Technology American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Universal Reframing social justice issues through human rights education Framing an Issue National Center for Human Rights Education (NCHRE) Americas Reframing the issue of poverty as a human rights issue Framing an Issue Kensington Welfare Rights Union Americas Re-publishing state-banned materials to ridicule restrictions on freedom of expression Public Pressure and Exposure Initiative for Freedom of Expression Asia Setting up an independent commission to fight corruption Strengthening Individuals and Communities Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Asia Settling landless people on unfarmed land to push for legal reforms Defiance of Unjust Law Landless Workers Movement (MST) Americas Sharing files on the disappeared to contribute to healing from genocide Opening Files to Victims Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) Asia Sharing stories of political prisoners and their relatives to pressure for their release Public Pressure and Exposure Center for Human Rights and Development (CHRD) Asia Singing traditional songs in public to advocate for cultural rights Public Presence and Mass Mobilization Estonian Song Movement Europe Strategy for addressing child labor, sexual abuse and trafficking in the entertainment industry Public Pressure and Exposure Bachpan Bachao Andolan Asia Supporting non-governmental organizations in their use of international mechanisms to press government for change Strengthening Human Rights Leaders and Organizations International Women's Rights Action Watch Americas Targeting Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to encourage the removal of discriminatory messages Monitoring International Network against Discrimination on the Internet (INDI) Asia Teaching people in rural areas about their rights and connecting them to lawyers to defend those rights Education and Awareness Thongbai Thongpao Foundation Asia Testing for discrimination Monitoring Legal Defense Bureau for National and Ethnic Minorities (NEKI) Europe <<   >>

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