New Tactics in Human Rights:
A Resource for Practitioners
"All around the world and at all levels, in small villages and in national governments as well as at the highest levels of international justice, people are creating and using innovative tactics to make their work more effective. The New Tactics in Human Rights Project captures these tactical innovations and shares them with others striving to advance human rights. I invite you to join me in celebrating this work and in making use of the valuable resource you now hold in your hands." - Justice Richard J. Goldstone 
All sections of New Tactics in Human Rights: A Resource for Practitioners are available to dowload for free on this page.
Sections that have been translated into other languages are available below.
You may also order a printed copy of New Tactics in Human Rights: A Resource for Practitioners from the New Tactics Project.
Sections that have been translated into other languages are available below.
You may also order a printed copy of New Tactics in Human Rights: A Resource for Practitioners from the New Tactics Project.
Complete Workbook
English [1,705 KB pdf]Farsi [1,335 KB pdf]Croatian [1,995 KB pdf]Arabic [6,191 KB pdf]
Introduction
Introduction, by Justice Richard J. Goldstone [512 KB pdf]
Polish | Ukrainian | ArabicThe Need for New Tactics, by Douglas A. Johnson [111 KB pdf]
Hebrew | Mongolian | Polish | Russian | Ukrainian | ArabicIndonesian: Introduction, Table of Contents, and the Need for New TacticsRussian: Translation of Chapter IntroductionsUzbek: Translation of Introduction, The Need for New Tactics, and Workbook excerpts
Using the Workbook as a Resource [89 KB pdf]
Prevention Tactics
Physical Protection
Tactics that prevent harm through physical presence.
Tactics that prevent harm through physical presence.
Sharing critical information [139 KB pdf]
Tactics that get critical information into the hands of people who can prevent abuse.
Tactics that get critical information into the hands of people who can prevent abuse.
Removing opportunities for abuse [103 KB pdf]
Tactics that anticipate abuse and create obstacles to stop it.
Tactics that anticipate abuse and create obstacles to stop it.
Intervention Tactics
Russian | Indonesian | Arabic
Resistance [168 KB pdf]
Tactics that demonstrate opposition to abuse.
Tactics that use direct action to influence a perpetrator to end the abuse.
Tactics that use respected leaders or nonconfrontational institutional mechanisms to negotiate an end to violations.
Tactics that provide alternatives to human rights abuse.
Tactics that demonstrate opposition to abuse.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian | BanglaDisruption [116 KB pdf]
Tactics that use direct action to influence a perpetrator to end the abuse.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian | BanglaPersuasion [133 KB pdf]
Tactics that use respected leaders or nonconfrontational institutional mechanisms to negotiate an end to violations.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian | BanglaIncentive [97 KB pdf]
Tactics that provide alternatives to human rights abuse.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian | Bangla
Restorative Tactics
Russian | Indonesian | ArabicRemembering 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 | BanglaStrengthening 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 | BanglaSeeking redress [155 KB pdf]
Tactics that seek justice through litigation, sanctions, reparations or other means.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian | Bangla
Building Human Rights Cultures and Institutions
Russian | Indonesian | ArabicBuilding constituencies [144 KB pdf]
Tactics involve new groups in human rights advocacy.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian | BanglaCollaboration [129 KB pdf]
Tactics that are used to develop new and effective partnerships for change.
Mongolian | Polish | BanglaBuilding capacity [167 KB pdf]
Tactics that create institutions and training systems to promote human rights.
Mongolian | Polish | BanglaBuilding awareness [132 KB pdf]
Tactics that are used to educate about human rights.
Mongolian | Polish | Ukrainian | Bangla
Resources
French | Kiswahili | Indonesian | Arabic
Tools [125 KB pdf]
including: Developing creative tactics and strategies, Adapting tactics, Sharing your tactic: A sample tactic presentation, Self-care: Caring for your most valuable resource
including: Developing creative tactics and strategies, Adapting tactics, Sharing your tactic: A sample tactic presentation, Self-care: Caring for your most valuable resource
Russian (Developing Creative Tactics and Strategies, Adapting Tactics, Sharing your tactic, Self-care)
Hebrew (Developing Creative Tactics and Strategies)
Polish | Ukrainian | BanglaFurther resources [142 KB pdf]
Print and electronic resources on tactical and strategic thinking and on particular tactics.
Russian | Mongolian | Bangla
Index of Tactics [497 KB pdf]
Share a Tactic
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