Unarmed Civilian Protection: Lessons for Planning for Social Defence

Abstract

The paper summarizes various approaches, experiences and studies that show how people have managed to protect themselves and other civilians without resorting to violence, and link this to the question of social defence. Described are international unarmed civilian protection (UCP), local communities protecting themselves and protection tools for human right defenders. It thereby intends to contribute to the knowledge of nonviolent instruments that may be useful when propagating and/or preparing social defence.