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special care to invite journalists, police, commissioners, and other groups. Different
types of human rights abuses were grouped into different sessions. The panel of judges
listened, asked questions, and after the testimonies, they convened in private.
Afterwards, rather than passing a sentence, as in a regular trial, the judges made a
public policy proclamation.
The testimonies were very moving for the audience, and the attendance of journalists
led to wider public awareness of the tribunals. Locally, the tribunals helped to get state
legislation passed against female genital mutilation. On a national level, their impact
helped advance a domestic violence bill (which was eventually passed in 2007). More
generally, the tribunals created greater public awareness that abuses against women do
exist, and that they are serious.
See related documents on this tribunal.
Source: Fijabi, M, 2004. A Mock Tribunal to Advance Change: the National Tribunal on
Violence Against Women in Nigeria, on New Tactics in Human Rights.
Tool:
� The New Tactics in Human Rights Project offers extensive information and
Techniques
guidance on tactical mapping, a method of visualizing institutions and
relationships, and then tracking the nature and potency of tactics available to
affect these systems. Such mapping can be particularly useful in planning and
monitoring advocacy. See also the on-line tutorial presentation on how to make a
tactical map. Apart from the English version, a number of tools are available in
Croatian, French, Spanish, Turkish and Tetum.
Different techniques may contribute to a single tactic or theory of change. In practice,
however, the terms “tactics” and “techniques” are often used interchangeably. Common
campaigning techniques include the following:
� Campaign advertising (e.g. using posters, radio and TV announcements)
� Attracting media attention (e.g. with press conferences and stunts)
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