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You can now send a private message to any New Tactics online community member. On each user profile, you will find a button that allows you to send that member a message. You can access your own messages by clicking on the 'Messages' button at the top of the website when you are logged-in.

Message recipients will receive an email to notify them that a new message is available to them along with a link to that message, but that email will not include the content of the message. We have chosen this approach to keep your messages more private.

We’re excited to announce a new feature on our website: the ability to tag members on comments that you add to our conversations!

How do I tag someone?

The New Tactics in Human Rights website supports human rights defenders with educational resources, tools, inspiration and connections to colleagues around the world.  On the website you can:

By joining the New Tactics community, you’ll connect with human rights advocates, educators, students, and others from around the world, and receive updates on new projects and resources. You can share ideas and seek feedback, join discussions and collaborate with colleagues. Through these interactions you’ll find new ways to approach your human rights issue and receive support and encouragement from colleagues around the world. Complete your online profile so other New Tactics community members can learn about your work. Sign up and get involved today.

People often ask us what is “new” about New Tactics.

The answer is simple: Every person can take an idea and change it into a new tactic for their organization. The ideas may not be completely new, but as you learn about different tactics and adapt them to your situation, you’ll have a new way to approach your goal.

New Tactics in Human Rights is a program of of the Center for Victims of Torture. CVT’s mission is to heal the wounds of torture on individuals, their families and their communities and to stop torture worldwide. New Tactics plays a key role in the movement to end torture by working to strengthen the culture of human rights and the ability of human rights defenders to more effectively advance and advocate for human rights.

In our Resource Library, you will find New Tactics material to help support your work. The type of material you will find here include:

The New Tactics Collection of Tactics, officially titled “New Tactics in Human Rights: A Resource for Practitioners” is a compilation of innovative tactics. (The book has also been referred to as “The New Tactics Workbook.”)

The first-person, in-depth case studies provide a detailed look at a tactic, how it was carried out, a sense of the context in which it was implemented, and the challenges faced along the way.

Most case studies (previously referred to as notebooks) were written in English, but quite a number are available in Spanish, Russian, French, and other national and local languages.

Visit our resources page and select "Tactic Case Studies".