The following study examined advocacy strategies of human rights CSOs in Colombia; how they defended and expanded civic space for vulnerable populations, managed risk and characterized their relationships with INGOs. Twenty-six organizational leaders were interviewed. Results indicate that when under pressure, CSOs mitigate their mission, focus on culturally expressive activities, and avoid regions or topics. Proactive strategies used to advance the mission ranged from influencing policy incrementally through inside channels; ‘cloaking’—dissimulating the confrontative nature of activities and framing them as apolitical; joining coalitions for protection, legitimacy, and influence; appealing to national and international courts, and the media; and appealing to transnational networks for support. Human rights INGOs enabled CSOs to be more assertive in their advocacy by extending a variety of resources, including funding, legitimacy, global visibility, and some degree of physical protection. The study contributes to our understanding of how human rights CSOs advance democracy in hybrid regimes.

以下研究审查了哥伦比亚人权民间社会组织的倡导战略；他们如何捍卫和扩大弱势群体的公民空间、管理风险以及描述他们与国际非政府组织的关系。二十六名组织领导人接受了采访。结果表明，在压力下，公民社会组织会减轻其使命，专注于文化表达活动，并回避地区或话题。用于推进使命的积极主动战略包括通过内部渠道逐步影响政策；“伪装”——掩饰活动的对抗性质，并将其定性为非政治性；加入保护、合法性和影响力的联盟；向国家和国际法院以及媒体提出上诉；并呼吁跨国网络提供支持。人权国际非政府组织通过提供各种资源，包括资金、合法性、全球知名度和一定程度的实物保护，使民间社会组织能够更加自信地进行宣传。这项研究有助于我们了解人权公民社会组织如何在混合政权中推进民主。