Human Rights Connection

Advocacy

Human rights work seeks to affect social change and bring about a more just, equitable world. This section provides you with articles and materials to help you design effective human rights advocacy strategies. It also includes case studies of actual advocacy experiences by human rights activists.

Case Studies

The experiences of other activists may give you new ideas or help you to avoid potential pitfalls in the future. Read reflections from your colleagues in Sierra Leone, Peru and India about their respective advocacy campaigns.

What Is Advocacy

Ultimately, human rights work seeks to improve people's lives. Therefore, a human rights approach that includes and encompasses people's perspectives is integral to any human rights campaign. This section explores these questions, and argues for a people-centered approach to advocacy.

Mapping Advocacy Strategies

Choosing and developing an effective advocacy strategy is vital to the success of any human rights campaign. This section will provide you with some tools and guiding questions to develop and implement an advocacy strategy appropriate to your particular context.