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Devant des problèmes tels la non-application des lois en matière de droits fondamentaux, voire l'absence d'instruments juridiques adéquats au plan national, comment déterminer si un tribunal non gouvernemental constitue pour vous une bonne tactique? Quels facteurs faut-il soupeser?

Et si vous songiez à un tribunal citoyen comme tactique, comment procéder à l'organisation? Quelles sont les principales étapes pour mettre sur pied un événement public de cette envergure. Par exemple, comment choisir les personnes appelées à jouer un rôle important, comme les juges (ou les commissaires)?

Dans le carnet A Mock Tribunal to Advance Change, Mufuliat Fijabi nous aide à répondre à ces questions. La liste suivante est inspirée de ses conseils, avec quelques ajouts.

Vous pouvez y jeter un coup d'œil pour voir ce qu'implique l'organisation d'un tribunal. La liste comprend 11 éléments «préorganisation» et 3 tâches préparatoires.

This summer at New Tactics I'm doing a project to get to know human rights advocates, particularly in the twin cities area, a little bit better. It's not always an easy job, and the diversity of individuals that devote their time to struggling for human rights is incredible; the diversity of how they do that is no less impressive. We want to know, what makes them tick? How did they get here? How do they do their work, and what makes them keep at it? I have been conducting interviews with activists in the twin cities area, and now we want to share their insights with you. So listen in, and get to know your human rights community, they've got a lot to offer.

Thus far we've heard from Joy Nelson from the Resource Center for the Americas (on some Latin American and immigrant issues), and Mary Ellingen from The Advocates for Human Rights (geared towards women's issues).

Kristi Rudelius-Palmer, featured here, is Co-Director of the University of Minnesota Law School's Human Rights Center. In this interview she tackles some really tough questions that face all human rights advocates: personal motivations and challenges, burnout, ethical accountability, the importance and difficulty of collaboration, and more. She also has some great tactics and knowledge to share about human rights education.