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Johnson calls on the global community of human rights activists to develop and implement new approaches to combat the persistence of torture in the 21st century. Thesis is that “Tactical thinking is essential to an effective struggle for human rights.”

Introductory essay to a longer workbook titled “New Tactics in Human Rights: A Resource for Practitioners.”

Douglas A. Johnson

Excerpt from: New Tactics in Human Rights: A Resource for Practitioners
Minneapolis: The Center for Victims of Torture — March 2004

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