Aim for human rights' HRIA Instruments
Aim for human rights HRIA Approach
From 1999 to 2002 the 8 Step Aim for human rights HRIA approach was developed (see HRIA steps). In that period little was known about HRIA. The approach was developed using methodology and ideas from other forms of impact assessment, such as Environmental Impact Assessment and Social Impact Assessment. During an international expert meeting and a European conference in 2001, the approach was further developed and expanded. This resulted in the publication of the Approach (click here for the publication).
HRIA Instrument For The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)
Aim for human rights is in the initial stage of developing an instrument that will apply the HRIA approach to a specific policy: human rights in the ENP, with a focus on the Euro-Mediterranean region. This practical instrument will be designed to assist NGO's in assessing the effectiveness of the integration of human rights in the ENP.
Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument (HeRWAI)
HeRWAI was developed by Aim for human rights together with a number of NGOs and women's organisations from the South and the North. It is a practical instrument for NGO's, health organisations and human rights organisations to bring a human rights-based approach into practice (click here for HeRWAI). It contains practical guidance for a rights-based analysis of a policy. Through this analysis, organisations can link practical implementation to the human rights obligations a state committed to. It helps them in their advocacy to make governments accountable for the implementation of women’s health rights.
Human Rights and Business
In 2003 the Human Rights & Business project started. Within the project the Human Rights Compliance Assessment instrument (HRCA) takes a central place (click here for HRCA). The HRCA is an instrument for companies to check the impact of their policy and practice on human rights. Aim for human rights has been closely involved with its development. The HRCA has been developed by the Danish Institute for Human Rights together with other human rights organisations and companies from around the world. Aim for human rights is promoting the use of the instrument among Dutch companies.
Support Women’s Human Rights in the Western Balkans
In December 2003 Aim for human rights started the project called Support Women's Human Rights in the Western Balkans with a number of partner organisations in the region. The project seeks to provide an instrument to enhance monitoring, lobbying and advocacy on domestic violence against women in the Balkans. The instrument uses international law as a framework for the assessment of policy. Aim for human rights was coordinator and facilitator of the project.