Case Studies

Algeria Country Risk Assessment
Provides an in-depth analysis of sensitive human rights issues in Algeria. Also provides guidance on how to avoid engaging in human rights violations. view details >>

Analysis of the human rights situation in Morocco (ongoing)
A baseline study of the human rights situation in Morocco is made. The case study was an implementation of the first step of the HOM HRIA approach. view details >>

Assessment of the implementation by Malawi government of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and other relevant international and regional instruments
This research focuses on the reproductive and sexual health rights of women in Malawi view details >>

Brazil Country Risk Assessment
The case study provides a Country Risk Assessment of Brazil. The case study gives an analysis of sensitive human rights issues in Brazil. Also provides guidance on how to avoid engaging in human rights violations. view details >>

CARE Impact Guidelines
Nine case studies reviewing CARE projects' efforts to achieve an measure impact. view details >>

China Country Risk Assessment
Provides an in-depth analysis of sensitive human rights issues in China. Also provides guidance on how to avoid engaging in human rights violations. view details >>

Chop fine - The human rights impact of local government corruption and mismanagement in Rivers State, Nigeria
Analysis of the impacts of corruption on the enjoyment of the rights to health, education and access to information in Rivers State, Nigeria. view details >>

Danish Centre for Human Rights Needs Assessment for Danish Development Policy in Albania
Danish Centre for Human Rights (currently Danish Institute for Human Rights) needs assessment for Danish Development Policy in Albania. view details >>

Deadly Delays Maternal Mortality in Peru, A Rights-Based Approach to Safe Motherhood
This report shows the results of an investigation conducted by the Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) analysing the systemic and social factors that perpetuate the injustice of maternal mortality in Peru. view details >>

Democratic Development and Civil Society Movements in Morocco: Analysis and Strategic Actions
Provides a concise overview of the democratic development process and the human rights situation in Morocco. The study used participative methodology. It concludes with strategic action points. view details >>

Effects of multinational mining operations in Mindanao, Philippines (ongoing)
Case study performed in the context of the Rights and Democracy Human Rights Impact Assessment Project. view details >>

Effects of multinational mining operations in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (ongoing)
Case study performed in the context of the Rights and Democracy Human Rights Impact Assessment Project. view details >>

Evaluation of nine non-governmental human rights organisations
Evaluation of the efficiency, effectiveness, relevance and impact of the work of nine human rights NGOs funded by the Dutch government. There is an attempt at measuring impact. view details >>

Evaluation of the Dutch 'Governance and human rights programme' in Guatemala 1997-2003
Evaluation of the efficiency, effectiveness, relevance and impact of Dutch bilateral policy in the field of human rights and governance in Guatemala after the signing of the Peace Accords. view details >>

Female Genital Mutilation in the Netherlands, a matter of human rights?
This summary provides insight into the analysis by VON (Refugee Organisations in the Netherlands) of the Dutch governmental policy on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) from a human rights perspective. view details >>

Gender Reform Action Plan---A Breakthrough for Pakistani Women? A Policy Research Using Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument (HeRWAI)
Policy analysis of the Gender Reform Action Plan (GRAP) initiative in Pakistan using Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument (HeRWAI). view details >>

Gormo-Lhasa Railroad project, Tibet (ongoing)
Case study performed in the context of the Rights and Democracy Human Rights Impact Assessment project. view details >>

Government policies on Eclampsia in Bangladesh and the impact on the right to health
Case study using the Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument. view details >>

Health effects of mining in the Mantaro River Plains of Peru (ongoing)
Case study undertaken in the context of the Rights and Democracy Human Rights Impact Assessment Project. view details >>

HeRWAI Analysis of Pakistan's Education Policy
In this case study the Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument (HeRWAI) was tested by the World Population Foundation. view details >>

Human Rights and Democratic Development in Pakistan
This case study uses the conceptual framework, the Democratic Development Framework (of which the Democratic Analytical Framework is a tool), developed by Rights and Democracy in assessing democratic development and human rights in Pakistan. view details >>

Human Rights Impact Assessment of BP Tangguh LNG Project
Human rights impact assessment of natural gas development project in Indonesia. view details >>

Human Rights Impact Assessment of relevant activities of the European Parliament in field of human rights
Impact study of all relevant European Parliament activities in the field of human rights. Includes recommendations. view details >>

Human Rights Impact Assessments for Foreign Investment Projects: Learning from Community in the Philippines, Tibet, the Democatic Republic of Congo, Argentina and Peru (ongoing)
This report presents the results of a project testing a draft methodology and research guide for human rights impact assessment of foreign investment projects. Five case studies are selected. view details >>

Human rights policy versus practice: An evaluation of the implementation of the human rights policy of the Netherlands in its relations with China, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico and Rwanda in the period 1999-2004
Evaluation of Dutch foreign policy in the field of human rights (bilaterally as well as in the EU and UN frameworks) in Indonesia, China, Iran, Rwanda and Mexico, including an assessment of its effectiveness in a selected number of case studies. view details >>

India Country Risk Assessment
Provides an in-depth analysis of sensitive human rights issues in India. Also provides guidance on how to avoid engaging in human rights violations. view details >>

Irregularities, abuses of power and ill-treatment in the federal district
Survey-based "bottom-up" study on abuses by public authorities in the police and justice sector in Mexico City. view details >>

Legal protection at risk - the cumulative impact of anti-terror legislation
Study on the impact of anti-terror legislation on human rights protection in the Netherlands. view details >>

Libya Country Risk Assessment
Provides an in-depth analysis of sensitive human rights issues in Libya. Also provides guidance on how to avoid engaging in human rights violations. view details >>

Niger: Agricultural trade liberalization and women's rights
Study of the effects of trade liberalisation on women's rights in Niger. view details >>

Privitisation of water distribution networks in Buenos Aires (ongoing)
Case study is part of the Rights and Democracy project on Human Rights Impact Assessment. view details >>

Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
This research focuses on the reproductive and sexual health rights in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. view details >>

South Africa Country Risk Assessment
The case study provides a Country Risk Assessment of South Africa. The case study gives an analysis of sensitive human rights issues in South Africa. Also provides guidance on how to avoid engaging in human rights violations. view details >>

Study of the impact of the work of FORUT in Sri Lanka and Save the Children Norway in Ethiopia: Building civil society: synthesis report
Impact assessment of the work of two Norwegian NGOs in Ethiopia and Sri Lanka, in the fields of democratisation, human rights and poverty reduction. view details >>

Tanzania Country Risk Assessment
The case study provides a Country Risk Assessment of Tanzania. The case study gives an analysis of sensitive human rights issues in Tanzania. Also provides guidance on how to avoid engaging in human rights violations. view details >>

The closing down of street prostitution areas in large cities in the Netherlands and the right to health
Case study in which the Health Rights for Women Assessment Instrument (HeRWAI) was tested. The test was on the closing down of street prostitution areas in large cities in the Netherlands and the right to health. The text is only available in Dutch. view details >>

The Impact of Rights-based Approaches to Development: Evaluation/Learning Process Bangladesh, Malawi and Peru
The UK Interagency Group (IAG) on rights-based approaches initiated a two-year Evaluation/Learning Process to examine the impact of rights-based and non-rights based approaches to development on the multidimensional experience of poverty and the realisation of the Millenium Development Goals. view details >>

The impact of the agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights on human rights
Study on the human rights impacts of the TRIPS Agreement of the WTO, specifically regarding the right to health. Includes a small case study on the impact of implementation of the TRIPS agreement on HIV treatment in Brazil. view details >>

The influence of Vietnamese-Swedish development co-operation on democracy and human rights in Vietnam
Synthesis of studies concerning the contribution of Swedish-Vietnamese development co-operation on democracy and human rights in Vietnam. view details >>

The Scope of Impunity in Indonesia
An analyses of mechanisms of impunity of human rights violations in Indonesia since 1965 using the HOM 8 steps HRIA approach. Includes a matrix of indicators for impunity. view details >>

Vietnam Country Risk Assessment (ongoing)
In the tentative schedule for planned Country Risk Assessments the results of this case study are scheduled to be published in January 2006. view details >>