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THE LATEST FROM NEW TACTICS

Get critical human rights updates, insights from our staff and inspiring stories about activists standing up for what’s right.

The International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse: A Conversation with Susie Hughes

Susie Hughes discusses forced organ harvesting in China, detailing the work of the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse.

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A Transformative Journey: My Experience with the Swedish Institute Leader Lab 2024

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Healing the Harms of the Criminal Legal System: A Conversation with All Square

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Staying Informed and Engaged: Finding Balance in a Chaotic World

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The TACTICAL MAPPING Tool

The Tactical Mapping Tool equips you to expand your understanding of human relationships. Use the tool to diagram the relationships that surround human rights abuses. See where you are in relationship to other actors to more effectively envision your pathway toward change.

Impact of Our Work

Since 1999, New Tactics has provided nonviolent and successful human rights-based approaches that human rights defenders can adapt to their own unique contexts. We have strengthened the work of thousands of individuals and organizations across the globe.

3000+

human rights defenders trained in our Strategic Effectiveness Method

countries where we’ve offered workshops in English, Arabic & Spanish

250+

inspiring human rights tactics available in our Tactics Database

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