The issue focused on a tactic known as the human rights project, in which the group goes to the door of residents and subverts the public's impression of their country, says one veteran and a human rights organization that advises the Ukrainian government. Human Rights Watch has accused the Ukrainian authorities of using the tactic. Many people have seen the human rights project because they live in areas of the country the government has outlawed and which are particularly prone to social disorder. "If you live in the Maidan area, you've had