The document provides an outline for a webinar on exploring prevention tactics to prevent human rights abuses. It discusses foundations for strategic thinking and tactical innovation including knowing yourself, your opponent, and the terrain. Key terms like strategy and tactics are defined. Examples of prevention tactics that aim to prevent imminent abuse through physical protection, sharing critical information, and removing opportunities for abuse are given.
This document provides an overview of a webinar on exploring restorative tactics after human rights abuses. It outlines the webinar agenda which includes an introduction to online tools, foundations for strategic thinking, key terms, reasons for new tactics, and examples of restorative tactics such as remembering abuses, strengthening individuals and communities, and seeking redress. The document also provides details on specific tactics used in Cambodia, West Africa, Chile, Spain and the UK.
Tavaana/New Tactics Webinar 4: Building Human Rights Cultures and Institution...Tavaana
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This document provides an overview of a webinar exploring PROMOTION tactics for building human rights cultures and institutions. It discusses constituency-building tactics like using text messaging to engage youth in Netherlands, collaboration tactics like building a coalition of Peruvian human rights organizations, capacity-building tactics such as training organizations to use video advocacy, and awareness raising tactics like environmental mapping in Lebanon. The webinar is presented by the Center for Victims of Torture's New Tactics in Human Rights project.
This document provides an overview of a webinar on intervention tactics for human rights abuses. It discusses foundations for strategic thinking and tactical innovation, key terms, reasons for new tactics, and explores four types of intervention tactics: resistance, disruption, persuasion, and incentives. Examples of each type of tactic are described, including anonymous resistance in Turkey, the Singing Revolution in Estonia, rescuing child laborers in India, enlisting local leaders to end harmful customs in Ghana, and consumer boycotts in South Africa's anti-apartheid movement.
Five Steps to Tactical Innovation - Lesson 1 Tavaana
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This document introduces strategies and tactics for human rights advocacy. It discusses knowing yourself, your opponent, and the terrain. It outlines a 5 step process for tactical innovation: 1) identify the problem, 2) build a common vision, 3) define the terrain using mapping and ally tools, 4) explore and select tactics, and 5) develop an implementation plan. The overall goal is to provide foundations for strategic and tactical thinking in human rights work.
Five Steps to Tactical Innovation - Lesson 3Tavaana
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The document describes the process of tactical mapping used by New Tactics in Human Rights to define the terrain where a human rights issue exists. It involves identifying the core problem and relationships, then mapping direct and indirect contacts relating to the issue to understand who is involved and how they are connected. This helps identify possible intervention points and appropriate tactics. An example tactical map is provided mapping the relationships around the issue of child marriage in Yemen involving the specific case of Nujood Ali.
Five Steps to Tactical Innovation - Lesson 4Tavaana
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The document describes tools from the Center for Victims of Torture called the Tactical Map and Spectrum of Allies for identifying relationships, allies, and opponents relevant to a human rights problem and developing strategies. The Spectrum of Allies tool involves plotting individuals, groups, and institutions on a spectrum from active supporters to active opponents based on their stance towards the goal of ending child marriages in Yemen, using the example of Nujood Ali. The tools are intended to help understand the terrain and key players in order to plan effective tactics. Participants are assigned to use these tools to analyze relationships relevant to their identified problem prior to the next session.
Five Steps to Tactical Innovation - Lesson 5Tavaana
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The document discusses tactics for human rights projects, outlining a 5-step process for tactical innovation. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the terrain, opponents, and one's own capacities when selecting tactics. Tactics should be influenced by the group's abilities, tolerance for risk, opponent analysis, and context in which they will be used. The document provides examples of considerations for context and a case study on using mock tribunals.
Five Steps to Tactical Innovation - Lesson 6Tavaana
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The document discusses using tactical innovation to achieve human rights goals. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) identify the problem, 2) build a common vision, 3) define the terrain, 4) explore and select tactics, 5) develop a plan of action. Key aspects are knowing the terrain, opponents, and yourself. Tactics should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound. The document provides examples of developing a plan of action, including setting goals, targets, tactics, tasks, responsibilities, timelines and resources needed.
Explore tested tactics for preventing human rights abuse in 'Prevention Tactics', the first of four live webinars on human rights defense tactics with Tavaana and the New Tactics in Human Rights Project.
The document discusses strategies and tactics for human rights advocacy. It introduces the Center for Victims of Torture's New Tactics in Human Rights project, which provides strategic and tactical thinking tools. These include knowing yourself, your opponent, and the terrain. The project uses a 5-step approach to tactical innovation: identifying the problem, building a shared vision, defining the terrain, exploring tactics, and developing an action plan.
Five Steps to Tactical Innovation - Lesson 1 Tavaana
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This document introduces strategies and tactics for human rights advocacy. It discusses knowing yourself, your opponent, and the terrain. It outlines a 5 step process for tactical innovation: 1) identify the problem, 2) build a common vision, 3) define the terrain using mapping and ally tools, 4) explore and select tactics, and 5) develop an implementation plan. The overall goal is to provide foundations for strategic and tactical thinking in human rights work.
Five Steps to Tactical Innovation - Lesson 3Tavaana
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The document describes the process of tactical mapping used by New Tactics in Human Rights to define the terrain where a human rights issue exists. It involves identifying the core problem and relationships, then mapping direct and indirect contacts relating to the issue to understand who is involved and how they are connected. This helps identify possible intervention points and appropriate tactics. An example tactical map is provided mapping the relationships around the issue of child marriage in Yemen involving the specific case of Nujood Ali.
Five Steps to Tactical Innovation - Lesson 4Tavaana
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The document describes tools from the Center for Victims of Torture called the Tactical Map and Spectrum of Allies for identifying relationships, allies, and opponents relevant to a human rights problem and developing strategies. The Spectrum of Allies tool involves plotting individuals, groups, and institutions on a spectrum from active supporters to active opponents based on their stance towards the goal of ending child marriages in Yemen, using the example of Nujood Ali. The tools are intended to help understand the terrain and key players in order to plan effective tactics. Participants are assigned to use these tools to analyze relationships relevant to their identified problem prior to the next session.
Five Steps to Tactical Innovation - Lesson 5Tavaana
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The document discusses tactics for human rights projects, outlining a 5-step process for tactical innovation. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the terrain, opponents, and one's own capacities when selecting tactics. Tactics should be influenced by the group's abilities, tolerance for risk, opponent analysis, and context in which they will be used. The document provides examples of considerations for context and a case study on using mock tribunals.
Five Steps to Tactical Innovation - Lesson 6Tavaana
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The document discusses using tactical innovation to achieve human rights goals. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) identify the problem, 2) build a common vision, 3) define the terrain, 4) explore and select tactics, 5) develop a plan of action. Key aspects are knowing the terrain, opponents, and yourself. Tactics should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound. The document provides examples of developing a plan of action, including setting goals, targets, tactics, tasks, responsibilities, timelines and resources needed.
Explore tested tactics for preventing human rights abuse in 'Prevention Tactics', the first of four live webinars on human rights defense tactics with Tavaana and the New Tactics in Human Rights Project.
The document discusses strategies and tactics for human rights advocacy. It introduces the Center for Victims of Torture's New Tactics in Human Rights project, which provides strategic and tactical thinking tools. These include knowing yourself, your opponent, and the terrain. The project uses a 5-step approach to tactical innovation: identifying the problem, building a shared vision, defining the terrain, exploring tactics, and developing an action plan.
28. Exploring FOUR kinds of INTERVENTION tactics: Resistance Disruption Persuasion Incentive
29. INTERVENTION tactics: Resistance Tactics demonstrate opposition to on-going abuse or denial of rights. These tactics serve 2 important purposes Make abuse visible Set the stage for future tactics that can effect change
30. Anonymous Resistance Turkey: With the Flick of a Switch (English page 53, Farsi, page ___) MAIN TARGET : General population of Turkey GOAL : Stop IMMUNITY for corruption MEANS : People turning off their lights Mobilization required: Media, NGO and Unions in alliance and a chain of Faxes (The technology available in 1997)
31. Anonymous Resistance Turkey: With the Flick of a Switch TIMELINE : Started four weeks before S-day On February 1, 1997, at precisely 9 p.m., the lights started to go out in Istanbul and other Turkish cities. The same action was repeated again and again, only more houses participated and variations emerged (e.g., banging pots and pans). By February 15, an estimated 30 million Turkish households throughout the country participated in the biggest public protest against corruption in Turkish history. RESULTS : Prosecution trials of prominent people (limited success) Long term impacts on system (tactic adapted & used again) PLUS unintended collapse of the ruling party
33. Visible Resistance Estonia: Singing Revolution (English page 54, Farsi, page ___) MAIN TARGET : General Population in Estonia GOAL : Assert cultural identity to unite and express opposition to an oppressive regime MEANS : Collective Singing of Traditional (and banned) Songs Source: http://www.tallinn-life.com/tallinn/estonian-singing-revolution
34. Visible Resistance Estonia: Singing Revolution TIMELINE : 1987 1991 Summer 1987 10,000 people gathered in the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds. September 1988 300,000 Estonians gathered; first public demand for independence. RESULTS : Similar festivals took place in Latvia and Lithuania August 1989: Baltic Chain - approximately two million people joined their hands to form a human chain spanning over 600 kilometres. August 1991 All three Baltic states moved toward independence from the Soviet Union Source: http://www.tallinn-life.com/tallinn/estonian-singing-revolution
35. Visible Resistance The Otpor! student movement in Serbia used humor to successfully spread its message of resistance. MAIN TARGET : General population via YOUTH GOAL : Remove peoples fear to express their desire for an end to the Milo邸evi regime MEANS : Otpor! countered a government initiative with its own satire on the collection barrel called Dinar za Smenu (Dinar for a Change). Source: Otpor! A collection BARREL Posted in the New Tactics Searchable On-line Tactics Database Serbia: Using Humor and satire ( Website Tactic - Also see New Tactics on-line dialogue Tactics that Tickle All the Way to the Win )
36. Visible Resistance Serbia: Using Humor and satire TIMELINE : 1998: Founding of the Otpor! Student Movement July 2000: Election rules for president changed July to October 2000: Otpor mobilizations including the "Dinar for a Change" barrels RESULTS : Helped population overcome their fear of expressing their dislike for the regime Culmination of MANY tactics and mobilizations - 5 October 2000: Overthrow of Milo邸evi Source: Otpor! A collection BARREL Posted in the New Tactics Searchable On-line Tactics Database
38. INTERVENTION tactics: Disruption Tactics that use direct action to influence a perpetrator to end the abuse. Step in physically to end the abuse Risk of physical danger
39. Disruption Tactics India: Throwing Open the Doors Rescuing child laborers (English page 66, Farsi, page ___) MAIN TARGET : Specific identified business that tended to employ children GOAL : Free children held in bondage and provide them with opportunities for education and training Source: http://www.bba.org.in/childlabour&trafficking/katfl.php MEANS : Planned raids at business sites which required extensive research and participation from organizations in the community
40. Disruption Tactics India: Throwing Open the Doors Rescuing child laborers TIMELINE : 1989 began building a coalition made up of over 400 human rights groups and building allies within police Raids continue to the present Source: http://www.bba.org.in/childlabour&trafficking/katfl.php RESULTS : (Note there is direct danger to those conducting the raids) Since 1989, the South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude (SACCS) has liberated over 65,000 children from slavery through Direct Action Rescue operations. Once factories and businesses are exposed it is harder for the government to remain complicit in the slavery of children
41. What kinds of disruption tactics do you know about or have you used?
42. INTERVENTION tactics: Persuasion Tactics that engage respected leaders or non-confrontational mechanisms. Non-adversarial Strive for collaboration
43. Persuasion Tactics Ghana: Enlisting Local Leaders to end harmful customs (English page 70, Farsi, page ___) MAIN TARGET : Community Leaders particularly chiefs, queen mothers and temple priests GOAL : End the harmful customary practice of Trokosi (a system in which women and young girls are kept in fetish shrines without their consent) MEANS : Engage respected leaders in the communities where the practice is prevalent to persuade others to change their practice Source: New Tactics tactical notebook - Mama Adokua Asigble IV, Queen Mother from Tefle, and priests
44. Persuasion Tactics Ghana: Enlisting Local Leaders to end harmful customs TIMELINE and RESULTS : 1990 - First consultation with chiefs and queen mothers deliberating and opposing the practice 1991 - Committee of chiefs and priest create a report condemning the practice 1995 - First national workshop on the practice 1996 - First group of women liberated 1998 - 1,000 women liberated & passage of law prohibiting the practice 2003 - 3,000 women liberated and negotiations underway to liberate 20,000 women from 19 shrines Source: New Tactics tactical notebook - Mama Adokua Asigble IV, Queen Mother from Tefle, and priests
45. What is your vision? 1990 - First consultation to raise the issue with leaders 1991 - Committee of Leaders Condemn the practice 1995 - First national workshop on the practice 1996 - First group of women liberated 1998 1,000 women liberated & LAW preventing practice
46. INTERVENTION tactics: Incentive Tactics that provide alternatives to human rights abuse. Financial incentives Other powerful motivators: recognition, prestige
47. Incentive Tactics REVERSE financial incentives boycotts Example: Anti-Apartheid movement, South Africa MAIN TARGET : Black Consumers GOAL : Development of a national democratic struggle to end the system of apartheid MEANS : (0ne tactic used to build first-level grassroots organization) Leveraging black economic power through rent boycotts, consumer boycotts of businesses owned by whites or black apartheid collaborators Source: A Force More Powerful website: http://www.aforcemorepowerful.org
48. Incentive Tactics REVERSE financial incentives boycotts Example Anti-Apartheid movement, South Africa TIMELINE : The case study on Tavaana's website provides a more comprehensive timeline and a variety of the tactics used. RESULTS : The consumer boycott was a particularly effective tactic. Decimated profits of businesses Drove a wedge between business and government as white store owners put pressure on the government to change policy Tactic was immune to government oppression you cannot arrest people for not buying products Source: A Force More Powerful website: http://www.aforcemorepowerful.org
49. What kinds of incentive tactics do you know about or have you used?
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