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My Right to Demand Change: A Practical Guide to Public Participation, Community Empowerment and Advocacy Concerning Natural Resources Exploitation and Human Rights Violations

This handbook is designed to help an organization to:
1.) Make a connection between the right to public participation and the right to information to best articulate concerns about local, national, and regional human rights violations related to natural resources extraction activities;
2.) Become empowered to effectively organize within your community;
3.) Identify immediate action steps to engage your community, address injustices, and work towards positive change; and
4.) Achieve lasting results for community empowerment and advocacy related to natural resources extraction and human rights.

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Uploaded on: Sep 10, 2013
Last Updated: Dec 04, 2015
Year Published: 2011


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Resource Type: Practitioner Resources Issues: Community / Customary Land Rights, Community Organizing, Environmental Justice, Governance, Accountability & Transparency, Right to Information Tool Type: Manuals & Guides, Training Resources & Popular Education Method: Filing Right to Information Claims, Improving Governance, Accountability and Transparency, Promoting Citizens' Participation in Governance Regions: > Global