Human Rights Impact Assessment - Steps and Tools

This paper introduces HOM's Human Rights Impact Assessment framework (8-step approach). It describes content and implementation of the eight procedural levels of the framework and describes examples of instruments and tools that can be applied at these levels.

Radstaake, Marike

2002, HOM, Utrecht [The Netherlands]

Pages: 1-12

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Bibliographic notes

Introductory paper for the EU Human Rights Discussion Forum, copenhagen, 20-21 December 2002.

Table of contents

I. Human Rights Impact Assessment: A framework

II. Implementing the framework - eight procedural levels

1. Assessment of the actual human rights and democratic situation
   Selected instruments:
   A. UNDP approach
2. Political analysis
   Selected instruments:
   B. Democratic Analytical Framework
3. Development of a view on the desired situation
4. Selection of essential questions
5. Formulation of policy options
   Selected instruments:
   C. Framework efficacy NGOs
   D. Logical framework
6. Policy decision and action
7. Monitoring
8. Evaluation

Human Rights Impact Assessment - Steps and Tools

Radstaake, Marike

2002, HOM: Utrecht [The Netherlands]

Pages: 1-12

This paper introduces HOM's Human Rights Impact Assessment framework (8-step approach). It describes content and implementation of the eight procedural levels of the framework and describes examples of instruments and tools that can be applied at these levels.

Source(s):

Bibliographic notes

Introductory paper for the EU Human Rights Discussion Forum, copenhagen, 20-21 December 2002.