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Exploring Tactics to PREVENT Human Rights Abuses

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Presenter:

Nancy Pearson, M.S.W., L.I.S.W.New Tactics in Human Rights Program Manager Center for Victims of Torture

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Today’s Webinar Outline: Brief orientation to GoToWebinar – using our on-line tools!

Foundation for Strategic Thinking & Tactical Innovation

Identify Key Terms Discuss why there is the need for “new” tactics Exploring PREVENTION Tactics

NOTE: All tactic examples can be found on www.newtactics.org Today’s featured PREVENTION tactic examples can be found in the book,

New Tactics in Human Rights: A Resource for Practitioners (free download)

Take a walk around the neighborhood – using the GoToWebinar tools

Two ways to ask your questions:1. Use the question box to send us a

PRIVATE question.

2. Raise your “hand” tool to let us know you want to raise a question directly.

We will be asking YOU questions through a “polling” tool. Here is a sample…

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POLL: From what area of the world are you participating in this webinar?

Africa

Asia (Central / South / Southeast)

Europe (East / West)

Middle East

South / Central America

North America

South Pacific

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H An area not listed

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Foundations forStrategic Thinking and

Tactical Innovation

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Strategy without tactics is the slowest

route to victory.

Tactics without strategy is the noise

before defeat.

Sun Tzu (over 2,000 years ago)

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KnowYourself

Know YourOpponent

Know theTerrain

From Sun Tzu—the Art of War

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Know Yourself

What do you need to know about “yourself”?

Goals

Allies

Strengths and limits

Tactics we know & those we can successfully implement

KnowYourself

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Know your opponent

What do you need to know about your opponent?

Goals Allies Strengths and weaknesses Tactics

A key component of strategy Knowledge of such tactics aids us in

counteracting them

Know YourOpponent

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Know the Terrain

What do you need to know about the terrain? Know the

Terrain

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Know the Terrain

What is the terrain and what do you need to know about it? The terrain includes:

o Context (social / political / cultural) o Human relationshipso Institutions

Where a “battle” will be fought…

Know theTerrain

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KnowYourself

Know YourOpponent

Know theTerrain

From Sun Tzu—the Art of War

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POLL: What is STRATEGY?

Strategy defines what is important to do.

Strategy is a specific action taken to affect a given situation.

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Strategy entails many decisions

An outline of key steps and approaches in accomplishing the goal. Strategy defines what is important to do – including:

Selection of key objectives Appropriate targets Understanding of needed constituencies Resources Decisions on which tactics to use and when

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POLL: What is a TACTIC?

A specific action taken to affect a given situation.

A source of inspiration which focuses on how the world can be in the future.

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A Tactic is a specific action…

Tactics are the levers or mechanisms to carry out a strategy.

– A tactic is a specific action or systematic combination of actions taken to affect a given situation.

– Tactics are one of the key building blocks of strategy.

– Tactics are about “the how,” while strategies are about “the what.”

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Target

The person, place, group or segment of society where your tactical action is directed.

PERSON• Parliamentarian• Journalist• Religious leader• Teacher• Employer

PLACE• Parliament• Newspaper• Religious Institution• School• Business

GROUP• Law makers• Bloggers• Women• Students• Businessmen

Why the need for

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What we know how to do influences what we think is possible to do. Tactics help determine strategy.

Amnesty International – NetherlandsSMS Alert Network that engages youth in combating torture with text messaging.

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Different tactics are effective against different targets.

Committee for the Administration of Justice (CAJ) – Northern IrelandUsing international bodies to pressure UK government on detention practices.

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3. Different tactics appeal to different constituencies.

Nigdy Wiecej (Never Again) - PolandEngaged popular soccer personalities to educate the public and combat racism.

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Tactical flexibility is the source of surprise.

Korean Women Workers Associations United (KWWAU) - Korea Effectively engaged media with a wide variety of eye-catching actions to raise public awareness and change the minimum wage law.

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5. Tactics teach participants and observers how to engage in the world.

Budgetformulation

Budgetenactment

Budgetexecution

Budgetauditing &

assessment

Cycle of Budget Monitoring

Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA)Grassroots capacity-building training to familiarize activists and community members with budget analysis process and skills.

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Tactics are the training systems for engaging participants and allies in the organization’s work.

Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) - United States Instituted long-term, supervised training to build the capacity of refugees to provide psycho-social counseling to other refugees and their repatriated communities.

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What important considerationsare needed in

making tactical choices?

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Important Considerations:

Group’s capacities

Tolerance for risk

Analysis of the opponent

Context in which the tactics will be used

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Tactic ideas for hitting your “target”

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New Tactics Examples

• Source: New Tactics in Human Rights: A Resource for Practitioners workbook

• Additional resources will be shared from the New Tactics website– On-line Dialogue topics– Tactics from the searchable database

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PREVENTION TACTICS:

Moving beyond “naming” and “shaming”.

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PREVENTION tactics aim to prevent imminent abuse:

Physical protection

Sharing critical information

Removing opportunities for abuse

POLL:How many have you used one or more of these kinds of tactics? Select as many that apply.

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How many have you used tactics that have address

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PREVENTION TACTICS

Physical Protection

These are tactics that prevent harm through providing physical protection.

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Bodyguards for Human Rights

A number of organizations provide actual physical protection for people in danger.

– Peace Brigades International (PBI), pg 31

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Physical Protection

New Tactics On-line Dialogues– Unarmed Accompaniment - that features

discussion between PBI and others.– Staying Safe: Security Resources for Human Ri

ghts Defenders

– Being Well, Staying Safe

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PREVENTION TACTICS

Sharing Critical Information

These are tactics that put information into the hands of people who can prevent abuse.

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Anti-Violence Phone Network

Using mobile phones to create a network of communication that can stop violence before it escalates.– Interaction Belfast, pg 35

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Sharing Critical Information

New Tactics On-line Dialogues– Using Mobile Phones for Action - that features

discussion between Interaction Belfast, MobileActive, Africa Interaction, Center for Migrant Advocacy Philippines and others.

– Information Activism: Turning Information into Action

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Sharing Critical Information

You find more on mobiles and mobile activism campaigns in these places:

– http://www.mobileactive.org– http://www.tacticaltech.org– http://www.digiactive.org – http://www.kiwanja.net/database/kiwanja_search.php

CURRENT On-line Dialogue – 27 July to 2 August 2011– Using Mobile Phones for Citizen Media

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PREVENTION TACTICS

Removing Opportunities for Abuse

These are tactics that anticipate and create obstacles to stop it.

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Community Mediation

Created alternatives mechanisms of dispute resolution to prevent involvement of the police, who are potential abusers.– Centre for Victims of Torture (CVICT) - Nepal,

page 44

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Removing Opportunities for Abuse

New Tactics On-line Dialogues– Front Line Watchdogs: Monitoring accountability

for human rights

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Removing Opportunities for Abuse

Searchable Database Tactic:

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, intervene to combat human trafficking in specific seaports by intercepting potential victims of trafficking and apprehending suspected traffickers.

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Upcoming Webinar Dates:

Wednesday, 10 August– Intervention Tactics

Wednesday, 24 August – Restorative Tactics

Wednesday, 14 September – Promotion Tactics (Building Human Rights Cultures and Institutions