Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument
The Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument (HeRWAI) is a strategic tool to enhance lobbying activities for better implementation of women's health rights. A HeRWAI analysis links what actually happens with what should happen according to the human rights obligationsof a country. It examines local, national and international influences. The HeRWAI analysis consists of six steps, which analyse a policy that influences women's health rights. Each step consists of information and questions to guide the analysis. Explanations, examples and checklists facilitate the answering of the questions. The analysis produces a set of recommendations to improve the impact of the policy, as well as an action plan to lobby for adoption of the recommendations and to raise awareness about the findings of the analysis.
Bakker, Saskia; Plagman, Hansje
2006, HOM (Humanist Committee on Human Rights), Utrecht [The Netherlands]
Pages: 1-72
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| Language | Format | Source |
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| English | PDF document | http://www.aimforhumanrights.nl/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/HeRWAI_2006.pdf |
Table of contents
- About HeRWAI
- Concepts and definitions
- Introducing Human rights
- The Quick scan
- HeRWAI the analysis in 6 steps
- step 1 Identifying the policy
- step 2 Exploring the government?s commitments
- step 3 Describing the capacity for implementing the policy
- step 4 The impact on human rights
- step 5 State obligations
- step 6 Recommendations and action plan
Concluding remarks
Annex I List of abbreviations
Annex II Glossary
Annex III Work plan for HeRWAI analysis
Annex IV Fact sheets
Annex V Sources and Resources
Annex VII HeRWAI discussion guide
A final word
Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument
Bakker, Saskia; Plagman, Hansje
2005, HOM (Humanist Committee on Human Rights): Utrecht [The Netherlands]
Pages: 1-72
The Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument (HeRWAI) is a strategic tool to enhance lobbying activities for better implementation of women's health rights. A HeRWAI analysis links what actually happens with what should happen according to the human rights obligationsof a country. It examines local, national and international influences. The HeRWAI analysis consists of six steps, which analyse a policy that influences women's health rights. Each step consists of information and questions to guide the analysis. Explanations, examples and checklists facilitate the answering of the questions. The analysis produces a set of recommendations to improve the impact of the policy, as well as an action plan to lobby for adoption of the recommendations and to raise awareness about the findings of the analysis.
Source(s):
| Language | Format | Source |
|---|---|---|
| English | PDF document | click here to view/download |