HRMI Executive Director Henrikas Mickevicius participated in an international symposium arranged within the framework of New Tactics in Human Rights project, consolidating different human rights organizations of the world.
Short information about the event:
Where: Ankara, Turkey
What: New Tactics International Symposium
When: September 29 – October 2, 2004
Who: Human rights practitioners from a wide range of fields and from around the globe
In the struggle for human rights, we rarely have time to reflect on the tactics we use, how they fit into our strategy or how they will help us achieve our goals. We rarely have the opportunity to meet people outside our own regions or fields – people who may be using tactics that we could apply to our own work.
The Symposium helped participants:
• Build networks for sharing tactics and collaborating after the Symposium.
• Learn how well-structured strategies and well-chosen tactics make their work more efficient and effective.
• Learn to use tactics they can apply to their work right away.
• Become part of the New Tactics in Human Rights movement, ready to bring what they learned back to their organizations and regions.
The Symposium included:
• More than 30 training sessions on particular tactics and strategies.
• Regional and issue-based caucuses, focused on adapting tools in various contexts and building strategies for particular issues.
• A keynote address by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
500 participants from 80 countries participated in the symposium.
The Symposium was organized by:
Center for Victims of Torture,
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly, and
Public Administration Institute for Turkey and the Middle East
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