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Human Rights Indicators
How to work with indicators to monitor the human rights situation? This page offers useful information and resources.
Slideshows
These two slideshows are good introductions to the indicators approach.- Using Indicators to Promote and Monitor the Implementation of Human Rights, by Nicolas Fasel. OHCHR: View online, Download
- Working with indicators by HURIDOCS View online, Download
Key reading
- Report On Indicators For Monitoring Compliance With, International Human Rights Instruments, Rajeev Malhotra and Nicolas Fasel, 2006
- Using Indicators for Human Rights Accountability Chapter 5 of the The 2000 Human Development Report
- Quantitative Human Rights Indicators - A survey of major initiatives, Rajeev Malhotra and Nicolas Fasel, 2005, OHCHR
Other online resources on indicators
- Oslo Workshop on Developing Justice Indicators (15 & 16 May 2006), University of Oslo
- Danish Institute for Human Rights: Country and Regional Data Base (indicators on government conduct)
- Governance and Social Development Resource Centre: Resource page on human rights indicators
Information design
Its one thing having good data. Its another to present it in clear and compelling ways, to get your message across. The resources below should provide guidance and inspiration:
- Slideshow: Information design: making your data talk, HURIDOCS. View online.
- Visualizing Information for Advocacy: An Introduction to Information Design, Tactical Tech manual, 2008
- Using images for advocacy, Human Rights Tools, Issue 2: October 18th, 2006
- Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen, Hans Rosling, Gapminder (also see online tool)
