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Term: Human Rights Indicator

A Human Rights Indicator is a piece of information used in measuring the extent to which a legal right is being fulfilled or enjoyed in a given situation. (Source: Green, 'What we talk baout when we talk about indicators: current approaches to human rights measurement').

Related Publications

Sano, Hans Otto; Lindholdt, Lone (1999) Human Rights Indicators
Chapman, Audrey R. (1999) Indicators and Standards for Monitoring Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Würth, Anna; Seidensticker, Frauke Lisa (2005) Indices, Benchmarks, and Indicators: Planning and Evaluating Human Rights Dialogues
Cobb, Clifford W.; Rixford, Craig (1998) Lessons Learned from the History of Social Indicators
Radstaake, Marike; Bronkhorst, Daan (2001) Matching Practice with Principles, Human Rights Impact Assessment: EU Opportunities

Related terms

Benchmark
Indicator

Related HRIRC Pages

Human Rights Indicators

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